''Miles v European Schools'' (2011
C-196/09is an
EU law
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case, concerning
preliminary references
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to the
Court of Justice of the European Union
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.
Facts
The Complaints Board of European Schools (set up under an international agreement between different member states and the EU, the
European Schools Convention) sought to make a
preliminary reference
A preliminary ruling is a decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the interpretation of European Union law that is given in response to a request (a preliminary reference) from a court or a tribunal of a member state. A preliminary ru ...
to the
Court of Justice, and the question was whether it could do so under
TFEU
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article 267.
Judgment
The Court of Justice, Grand Chamber held that the Complaints Board of European Schools was a court, but not of a member state. This was different from the Benelux Court.
See also
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European Union law
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Notes
References
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0113 Common Market Law Reports 25
*Sarah Schadendorf, Der Begriff des mitgliedstaatlichen Gerichts, Anmerkung zu EuGH, Urteil v. 14.6.2011 – C-196/09 (Paul Miles u. a./Europäische Schulen) (2011) 22
Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 670 to 674 (No 17
Catalogue*Lentzis Dimosthenis, "Τα όρια της διασταλτικής ερμηνείας και η έννοια του δικαστηρίου κράτους μέλους στο άρθρο 267 ΣLΕΕ: Σχόλιο στη ΔΕΕ 14.6.2011, C-196/09 Miles και λοιποί" (2011) 65 Αρμενόπουλος
rmenopoulos2076 to 2081 (No 12) [Thessaloniki Bar Review, published by the Thessaloniki Bar Association
Catatlogue*Laurent Coutron, "Chronique Droit du contentieux de l'Union européenne: Le refus d'assimiler la Chambre de recours des écoles européennes à une juridiction d'un des Etats membres" (2011) Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Européen 817 (No 4
Catalogue*Costa and Peers. Steiner & Woods EU Law. Thirteenth Edition. Oxford University Press. 2017. Page
228and 229.
*Hartley. The Foundations of European Union Law. Eighth Edition. Oxford University Press. 2014. Page
290and 294.
*Solanke. EU Law. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press. 2023
Page 182
*Lasok's European Court Practice and Procedure. Third Edition. Bloomsbury Professional. 2017. Paragraphs 2.183 and 17.72 at page
274and 1261.
*Marton Varju. European Union Human Rights Law. Edward Elgar. 2014
p 146
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Court of Justice of the European Union case law
2011 in case law
European Schools (intergovernmental organisation)
Education case law
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