Article 41 (2) is based on the existence of the Union as subject to the rule of law whose characteristics were developed in the caselaw which enshrined, inter alia, good administration as a general principle of law (see, inter alia, Court of Justice judgment of 31 March 1992 in Case C-255/90 P, Burban [1992] ECR I-2253, and Court of First Instance judgments of 18 September 1995 in Case T-167/94 Nölle [1995] ECR II-2589, and 9 July 1999 in Case T-231/97 New Europe Consulting and others [1999] ECR II-2403).
Tá Airteagal 41 (2) bunaithe ar an Aontas a bheith faoi réir smacht reachta a ndearnadh a shaintréithe a fhorbairt sa chásdlí inar cumhdaíodh an de a riarachán inter alia mar phrionsabal ginearálta dlí (féach inter alia breithiúnas na Cúirte Breithiúnais an 31 Márta 1992, i gCás C 255 / 90 P, Burban [1992] ECR I 2 253, agus breithiúnais na Cúirte Céadchéime an 18 Meán Fómhair 1995 i gCás T 167 / 94 Nölle [1995] ECR II 258 9, an 9 Iúil 1999 i gCás T 231 / 9 7, New Europe Consulting e.a., [1999] ECR II 240 3).