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> was sued before the Irish courts Actually they were sued before the European courts. Specially the European Court of Justice, which is in Luxembourg. I don't
by rmc 11y ago
> was sued before the Irish courts
Actually they were sued before the European courts. Specially the European Court of Justice, which is in Luxembourg. I don't believe there was any case in the Irish courts.
- rbehrends 11y agoThe case was referred to the ECJ by the Irish High Court, which sought a preliminary ruling.
- roel_v 11y agoDid you even just skim the article? Besides, you cannot sue before the ECJ, only appeal to it.
- Vespasian 11y agoThe EU is not a state and therefore typically you cannot directly sue in its courts. In most cases (such as this) a national court refers the case to a european level if european directives and interests are involved. Fun fact: the EU commission/parliament has also not the power to pass any binding laws. They pass directives which are than implemented into national laws by the legislative bodies of it's member states and can also be overthrown by courts of each state individually (e.g. happened in germany with EU data preservation directives)
- matt4077 11y agoEven funnier fact: the EU has largely moved to regulations, which are binding without having to be implemented in national law.