The ECJ’s Judgment in Apostolides v. Orams encompasses a dual significance. On the one hand it extends jurisprudence on the interpretation of pivotal provisions of Regulation 44/2001, which are essential to the proper application of the European regime of ‘conflict of laws’, while on the other hand it also sheds generous light over the application [...]
I do not disagree with the points made by Prof. Koutrakos in his editorial article, but would like to question the proposal that the strict adherence to the letter of the law “enabled” the adoption of a “politically detached” stance. Instead, I would argue that the ECJ judgment is symptomatic of an inherent failure of [...]
Let us identify the main protagonists: an island divided in two parts since 1974; a Member State unable to exercise control over a considerable part of its territory in the north part of the island; a candidate country occupying that territory; a self-proclaimed state in that territory recognised only by the candidate country; the Union [...]
