The Competence of the Court of Justice of the EU in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
| Author | Antonio Gullo,Paola Severino |
| DOI | 10.1177/203228441500600401 |
| Published date | 01 December 2015 |
| Date | 01 December 2015 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
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EDITORIAL
THE COMPETENCE OF THE COURT OF
JUSTICE OF THE EU IN THE AREA OF
FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
P S* A G**
e following papers were presented at the international conference on e Competence
of the Court of Justice of the EU in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, held in
Rome at LUISS University on the 13th and 14th November 2014.
e conference was t he rst in a series of t hree events dedicated to e Role of the
Court of Justice in building an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice post-Lisbon
organised by t he Trio EU Presidencies of Italy, Latvi a and Luxembourg in 2014–2015,
with the nancial support of the European Commission and in par tnership with
LUISS University of Rome, the Riga Graduate School of L aw and the University of
Luxembourg.
As recognised by the Eu ropean Council on the 27th of June 2014, when de ning
the strategic gu idelines, one of the key objectives of the Union is to build the Area of
Freedom, Security and Just ice (AFSJ) without internal frontiers, w ith full respect for
fundamental r ights. e Cou rt of Justice (ECJ) has played, and will play, a central role
in this process.
e basic idea behind t hese “TRIO” conferences was indeed that of exploring the
increasing role of the Cour t of Justice in shaping the AFSJ in the post-Lisbon era,
through a dia logue between academia and the mai n actors of European integration in
this eld – both EU and nationa l institutions.
e rst conference took place just a couple of weeks before a key date for the EU:
starting from 1st December 2014, in fact, the role of the ECJ has been enha nced by the
new possibility for the Comm ission, according to Article10 of Protocol No. 36 to the
Lisbon Treaty, to launch infringement proceedings against Member States for lack of
transposition, or incorrect transposition, of ex-“ ird Pillar” instruments – such as,
in particu lar, framework decisions – adopted under the Amsterdam Treaty.
at is why the conference focused on thi s new ECJ competence, examining a
variety of issues related to the future of the whole AFSJ in t he light of old and new
instruments i n this eld.
* Pro Rector Vicar LU ISS Guido Carli and former It alian Minist er of Justice.
** University of Messi na and LUISS Guido Carli .
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