The Judicial Function in European Law and Pleading in the European Courts

Article by Ian S. Forrester, Q.C.

The Gauthier lectures, delivered at Tulane University School of Law, examine the role of the advocate in court. This Article describes the contribution made by the law and practising lawyers to the development of European Community law by the European Court of Justice and the European Court of First Instance. It describes the courts' traditions and procedures and summarises the formative cases they decided. Finally, the Article proposes some procedural improvements in the practice of the courts.


About the Author

Ian S. Forrester, Q.C. Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow; White & Case, Brussels; Queen's Counsel at the Scots Bar; Member, Dean's Advisory Board, Tulane University Law School; M.C.L., Tulane University Law School, 1969.

Citation

81 Tul. L. Rev. 647 (2007)