The EEA and the EFTA Court
Subtitle: decentred integration : to mark the 20th anniversary of the EFTA court
By: edited by the EFTA Court, editorial committee Carl Baudenbacher, President of the EFTA Court; Philipp Speitler, Legal Secretary, EFTA Court; Bryndís Pálmarsdóttir, Senior Officer, EFTA Court
Contributors: EFTA Court
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Oxford, United Kingdom; Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 572
ISBN-13: 9781849466264
Subjects: European Economic Area; Law; EFTA Court
Other titles: European Economic Area and the European Free Trade Association Court
Description: "The EEA Agreement extends the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital to the EEA/EFTA States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It provides fair competition and abolishes discrimination on grounds of nationality in all 31 EEA States. The successful operation of the EEA depends upon a two-pillar system of supervision involving the European Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority. A two-pillar structure has also been established in respect of judicial control; the EFTA Court operates in parallel to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The EFTA Court, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014, has jurisdiction with regard to EFTA States which are parties to the EEA Agreement. The jurisdiction of the EFTA Court mainly corresponds to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union over EU States. The EFTA Court consists of three Judges, one nominated by each of the EFTA States party to the EEA Agreement. The essays in this collection, assembled to celebrate the 20 year landmark, review the successes and shortcomings of the Court, its interface with EU law, and the prospects for its future development."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I. The EFTA Court's role in the judicial architecture of the EEA; title: The two EEA courts; title: Access to justice; title: II. Decentred integration; title: III. General principles and fundamental rights in EEA law; title: IV. EEA business and economic law; title: V. Actors in the EEA; title: VI. A look form the outside.