Strategic Deference by the European Court of Justice: Understanding Economic and Electoral Influences on Judicial Decision-Making

• In Event: Judicial Decision-Making on High Courts

Brief Overview

We study the European Court of Justice and argue that it is less likely to rule against a member state's national government (a) when that country's economy is performing poorly and (b) as elections are approaching.

Authors

• Joshua Boston, Bowling Green State University

• Dino Hadzic, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin