The European Court of Human Rights famously has its margin of appreciation, but what's up with deference at the European Court of Justice? My article on deference in the #ECJ, co-authored with Lucía López Zurita, is out now in the #JCMS!
Rather than deferring parts of its decision as an avoidance strategy or due to the lack of an agenda, we find the #CJEU to be more deferential in rulings making expansionist interpretations of #EU law.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcms.13547
#EUlaw #polsci #law #courts

