Obstacles to Legal Certainty in the Preliminary Reference Procedure

Cotter, John

Abstract

This chapter establishes the meaning of the concept of legal certainty and its constituent value, predictability, in the EU legal system, before identifying obstacles to legal certainty in the general sense and in the specific case of EU legal system. These obstacles are categorised as legal obstacles (the uncertainties arising from the inherent ambiguities in laws) and extra-legal obstacles (the uncertainties arising from human engagement with laws).

Citation

Cotter, J. (2022). Obstacles to Legal Certainty in the Preliminary Reference Procedure. . Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00006

• Acceptance Date: May 6, 2022
• Publication Date: May 6, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jun 2, 2023
• Pages: 2-11
• ISBN: 9781788979559; 9781788979542; 9781788979559
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00006