With Luxembourg in mind … the remaking of national policies in the face of ECJ jurisprudence

摘要: This article analyses EU member state political responses to ECJ challenges. Faced with high consensus requirements at the European level, states often have respond unilaterally and explore how pursue autonomous regulatory goals in ‘EU-compatible’ ways. Member states' domestic one prominent series of judgments (Laval, Ruffert, Commission vs Luxembourg) are traced from a Europeanization perspective. The case studies show that, by forging which includes potential litigants building on existing legal precedent, governments can preserve significant parts their original legislation while making it ECJ-proof.