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= Court of Justice =

Main Functions
One of the EU’s main functions is interpreting other countries’ laws to follow EU policy. The way they do this is with the Court of Justice. Not only do they interpret other countries’ laws, they also monitor countries to make sure that EU laws are followed the same way and by all the countries in the EU. As well as making sure EU laws are followed by EU countries, the Court of Justice also makes sure EU laws follow EU treaties and/or fundamental rights, all agreed on by the EU countries. The Court also makes sure that EU parliament, council, and commission do what they’re supposed to do and give them a little push if institutions and/or organizations complain.

How Does It Work?
The Court is located in Luxembourg, and was created in 1952. The Court is composed of three levels: the Civil Service Tribunal, the General Court, and the actual Court of Justice. The Civil Service Tribunal deals with problems between the EU and the EU staff, the General Court deals with countries meeting quotas, for example with agriculture or GDP, and the General Court also country aid and trade disputes. The Court of Justice deals with changing EU laws or other problems concerning the EU laws. The Court of Justice has one judge from each EU country as well as eleven advocate generals, or law specialists that advise judges. The General Court is made up of one judge from each EU country, and the Civil Service Tribunal has seven judges.

Why is it Relevant?
France is in the EU. Actually, France was one of the first countries to be in the EU, and is considered one of the founders. Naturally, France will follow and enforce EU laws. As well as France, All of the Benelux countries are also in the EU. This helps all of these countries’ economies because in order to be in the EU, a country’s GDP and national debt has to be at a certain level, and must remain there for a certain while before they are accepted into the EU, giving them incentive to keep their economy in good shape. The actual court is relevant to these countries because of course, because they are in the EU, they must follow the EU laws and regulations. This allows them to settle disputes with other EU countries peacefully by having the EU courts decide the turnout of disputes, instead of settling problems between countries violently.

http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_11035/rapports-annuels https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea http://europa.eu/about-eu/institutions-bodies/court-justice/index_en.htm