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EU Case Law in Libra covers judgments and orders of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the General Court (GC), plus opinions of the Advocates General and Opinions of the Court. Source: EUR-Lex and curia.europa.eu, both official, free, authoritative.
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Cite by case name when you know it, “Achmea”, “Schrems II”, “Cassis de Dijon”, and Libra resolves to the ECLI without a full search.

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What it covers

Decision typeDescription
Preliminary rulings (Art. 267 TFEU)References from national courts on EU law interpretation.
Direct actionsAnnulment, failure to act, damages, staff cases.
Infringement proceedings (Art. 258/259 TFEU)Commission v. Member State actions.
AppealsFrom the General Court to the Court of Justice.
OpinionsCourt Opinions on draft international agreements.
Coverage goes back to the 1950s. Also includes the now-abolished Civil Service Tribunal historical case law. Every decision has an ECLI (European Case-Law Identifier) and a CELEX number (sector 6 = case law).

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Languages

All 24 official EU languages on EUR-Lex. The HTML version of a judgment first appears in the language of the case and the language of deliberation (usually French) on the day of judgment; other language versions follow.

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Practice areas covered well

EU competition and State aid, internal market and the four freedoms, GDPR / data protection, consumer protection, VAT and customs, IP (trade marks, SPCs), public procurement, asylum and migration, sanctions.

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Landmark judgments worth knowing

  • Van Gend en Loos: direct effect of EU law.
  • Costa v ENEL: primacy of EU law.
  • Cassis de Dijon: mutual recognition.
  • Francovich: Member State liability.
  • Schrems I and II: international data transfers.
  • Achmea: intra-EU bilateral investment treaties.
  • Google Spain: right to be forgotten.

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What you can ask

  • “Has the CJEU ruled on whether [national rule] is compatible with the freedom to provide services?”
  • “What’s the latest CJEU case law on standing of competitors in State aid actions?”
  • “Find the ECLI for the Schrems II judgment and the operative paragraphs on data transfers.”
  • “Recent General Court decisions on EU sanctions listings since 2024.”

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Setup

None. EU Case Law is Included with every Libra subscription; toggle it on in Research mode.

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Tips

EU Case Law alone tells you the EU-law angle. Add a national source, Germany, Italy, Belgium, etc., for how the domestic court has applied the CJEU line.
“Achmea” / “Cassis de Dijon” / “Schrems II”: Libra resolves the well-known names to the right ECLI.
“CJEU” (Court of Justice) vs “General Court”: the two have different roles. Specify when it matters.

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