Discussant: Elina Pounio (Legal Secretary, CJEU)
Moderator: Prof. Robert Harmsen
This paper explores the impact that language and translation may have on the way that the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) functions and on the case law it produces. Based on the premise that language, culture and other dynamics within the ECJ shape the way that institution works, the paper examines the process behind the production of that Court’s multilingual case law and reflects upon the linguistic cultural compromises at play in that production process.
This paper is based on data collected in the European Research Council (ERC) funded project ‘Law and Language at the European Court of Justice’. More information on that project can be found here: www.llecj.karenmcauliffe.com