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ELP I20
Unit 2 THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
Section A The Role of ECJ
-\,.1 What do you already know about the European Court of Justice?
?:Lt your ideas and those of your colleagues in this mind map; the questions around the core may help you in
.;.".ing this.
who
where I
when
which European
working Court
language of Justice
what why
A.2 Now read the following text which contains information about the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
lhoose from sentences A-E the one which fits each gap. The first one has been done for you as an example.
-lrcre is one extra sentence, which you do not need to use. Compare your matching with your partner's, then
-:teck with your teacher.
.rs we know, The Union is governed by the rule of law and its very existence is conditional on
:e cognition by the Member States, by the institutions and by individuals of the binding nature of
.-s rules.
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:re Court is called on to rule on direct actions brought by the Member States, by the institutions
.rd by individuals, to maintain close co-operation with national courts and tribunals through the
::eliminary ruling procedure, and to give opinions on certain agreements envisaged by the
-ommunities.
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