The Role of the European Court of Justice in the Process of European Integration
The process of European Integration, which began more than fifty years ago, is still developing and expanding. In this changing and developing process, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is playing considerable role in the European Integration. In other words, the role of the ECJ has been central in the broader process of European Integration. While the ECJ makes binding decisions on disputes over Treaty provisions or secondary legislation and thus it has gained expanding power and role in the European Union (EU) it has been accused of generally ruling in favour of integrationist solutions to disputes. Moreover decisions of the ECJ, which have direct effect on national jurisdiction and supremacy over conflicting domestic laws, have caused considerable debate on the dynamics of the sovereignty and reduction in the authority of national governments.