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The Court of Justice of the European Union is the highest court of the European Union.
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Before 2009, the Court of Justice of the European Union was used to be called the European Court of Justice or, as in the pre-2009 treaties, simply “the Court of Justice.” Its predecessor was the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community. The Court has its seat in Luxembourg. It is composed of one judge from each member state. The judges are appointed by common accord of the governments for a term of 6 years. Reappointment is possible and frequent. The mean term length has been 9.3 years (Voigt 2003). Every 3 years, some of the judges are replaced. Cases are decided by the full court (27 judges), the Grand Chamber (11 judges), or chambers of three or five judges. Decisions are taken by simple majority except in chambers of three judges or concerning the expulsion of judges. Dissenting opinions are neither written nor published....
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Vaubel, R. (2022). Court of Justice of the European Union. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_73-2
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