Judicial independence

The European Court of Justice, an able and unwilling lawmaker: evidence from 920 free movement of persons judgments

(2024) Revisiting Judicial Politics in the European Union, Edward Elgar Publishing. pp 282-304. This chapter inquires whether the European Court of Justice (the Court, ECJ) authoritatively settles or cautiously avoids salient legal matters in times of political division.

External strategic interactions - the CJEU in relation with other actors

What are the strategic considerations guiding decision making by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)?

Judicial behavior: Decision makers in the CJEU

I open the black box of the decision-making process to consider governments’ and judges’ strategic behavior in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Building legitimacy: strategic case allocations in the Court of Justice of the European Union

(2020) Journal of European Public Policy, 27(8), pp 1215-1235 Best papers from the European Union Studies Association 2019 Biennial Conference in Denver, USA.