Does the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) make strategic use
of his members? Cases in the CJEU are prepared by a 'judge-rapporteur'who acts as an …

The European Court of Justice is generally known to use its institutional role to advance
European integration. Scholars have disagreed, however, on the extent to which the Court …

Women remain under-represented in many political institutions. To what extent does the
under-representation of women impact their performance, and the amount influence they …

Governments create monitoring entities to ensure that policymakers are working effectively.
Increasing transparency in the retention and selection of policymakers, however, may create …

This thesis studies the impact of working processes and working culture at the Court of
Justice of the European Union on the stabilisation and destabilisation of its decision-making …

This thesis concerns the contestation of competences in the European Union (EU). When a
competence is said to be contested–regardless to whom it purportedly belongs–it is its very …