Legal Reasoning of the European Court of Justice : Towards a European Jurisprudence

Can a jurisprudential approach help lawyers and legal philosophers to understand the sources, organization, and main features of European Community (EC) law? How does the European Court of Justice interpret EC law and justify its decisions? This study examines these questions and related issues--analyzing EC law and the decision-making process of the European Court of Justice from a legal theoretical perspective. The justification of legal decisions is a crucial issue in legal and political theory, with courts achieving legitimation through their practice of justification. This study also assesses the justificatory practice of the European Court of Justice and how its jurisprudential approach contributes to an understanding of European integration.Bengoetxea, Joxerramon is the author of 'Legal Reasoning of the European Court of Justice : Towards a European Jurisprudence', published 1993 under ISBN 9780198257172 and ISBN 0198257171.