On judicial mobilization: Entrepreneuring for policy change at times of crisis
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On judicial mobilization : Entrepreneuring for policy change at times of crisis. / Mayoral, Juan A.; Torres Pérez, Aida.
I: Journal of European Integration, Bind 40, Nr. 6, 19.09.2018, s. 719-736.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - On judicial mobilization
T2 - Entrepreneuring for policy change at times of crisis
AU - Mayoral, Juan A.
AU - Torres Pérez, Aida
PY - 2018/9/19
Y1 - 2018/9/19
N2 - National courts all over Europe have faced the challenge of whether to protect rights in times of crisis. In the context of the Spanish housing crisis, judges adopted an activist role by mobilizing the Court of Justice of the EU in multiple cases to challenge national legislation. This forced the Spanish government to adopt reforms to strengthen the position of mortgage debtors to fulfill the obligations under EU consumer law. This article discerns the factors that lead Spanish judges to cooperate with the CJEU. We show that, although political and legal opportunities and resources play a role for the judicial mobilization of EU law, the degree to which they matter vary when we consider: the role of ‘judicial entrepreneurs’ who introduce EU law as a novel legal strategy, and the impact of this tactic on how judicial actors frame EU law, with important consequences for the politics within the judiciary.
AB - National courts all over Europe have faced the challenge of whether to protect rights in times of crisis. In the context of the Spanish housing crisis, judges adopted an activist role by mobilizing the Court of Justice of the EU in multiple cases to challenge national legislation. This forced the Spanish government to adopt reforms to strengthen the position of mortgage debtors to fulfill the obligations under EU consumer law. This article discerns the factors that lead Spanish judges to cooperate with the CJEU. We show that, although political and legal opportunities and resources play a role for the judicial mobilization of EU law, the degree to which they matter vary when we consider: the role of ‘judicial entrepreneurs’ who introduce EU law as a novel legal strategy, and the impact of this tactic on how judicial actors frame EU law, with important consequences for the politics within the judiciary.
KW - Faculty of Law
KW - National courts
KW - Court of Justice of the European Union
KW - CJEU
KW - Aziz
KW - Empowerment
KW - Judicial mobilization
U2 - 10.1080/07036337.2018.1502285
DO - 10.1080/07036337.2018.1502285
M3 - Journal article
VL - 40
SP - 719
EP - 736
JO - Journal of European Integration
JF - Journal of European Integration
SN - 0703-6337
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 199030936