WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The European Court of Justice (ECJ), formally just the Court of Justice, (French: Cour de Justice), is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Court of Justice of the European Union, which has its seat in Luxembourg, consists of three courts: the Court of Justice, the General Court (created in 1988) and the Civil Service Tribunal (created in 2004). Since their establishment, approximately 15 000 judgments have been delivered by the three courts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Policy made at the EU level generally applies to all 28 Member States of the EU, unless any have negotiated ‘opt outs’ or exemptions, which mean that they do not have to implement certain policies, or particular clauses in legislation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The European Commission is the EU’s politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU.