This paper explores two dimensions of the much bespoken spirit of cooperation between the Court of Justice and the national courts. Its first part outlines, with the help of a case study, the more traditional narrative of how the spirit of cooperation drives the preliminary rulings procedure....

This chapter provides a concise introduction into the institution of the Court of Justice of the European Union in a diachronic perspective. It deals with the structure of the Union courts located in Luxembourg; basic information about the type of judicial business the Court of Justice carries...