The Italian Influence on European Law: Judges and Advocates General (1952-2000)

Drawing on expertise from across the worlds of the judiciary, the bar, and legal academia, this book provides fascinating insights into the role of a key Member State and how its legal influence informs the wider Union’s development.

This collection sheds light on the Italian influence on European law by examining the judicial biographies of Italian judges and advocates general during almost five decades of the European Union. It explores the national ties of judges and advocates general to their Member States, to better understand the continuous relationship between the members of the EU judiciary and their Member States’ governments and how they practise the principle of judicial independence, a central pillar of the ECJ’s rule of law jurisprudence.

Daniele Gallo is Jean Monnet (Full) Professor of EU Law at the Law Department of LUISS University, Rome.
Roberto Mastroianni is Full Professor of EU Law at the Law School of the University of Naples ＂Federico II＂, Italy.
Fernanda G. Nicola is Professor of Law at American University, Washington College of Law, USA.
Lorenzo Cecchetti is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in EU Law at LUISS Guido Carli University. He is also a Lecturer of EU Law at both LUISS Guido Carli University and the University of Bologna, Italy.