John Cotter's Outputs (28)

Index (2022)
Book Chapter
Cotter, J. (2022). Index. . Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00036

This forward-thinking book examines numerous features in the European Union (EU) legal system that serve to reduce legal uncertainty in the preliminary reference procedure and the rulings of the Court of Justice. Drawing on theories from legal realis... Read More about Index.

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

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... Read More about Obstacles to Legal Certainty in the Preliminary Reference Procedure.

Steadying Factors in Deliberative and Decision-making Procedures (2022)
Book Chapter
Cotter, J. (2022). Steadying Factors in Deliberative and Decision-making Procedures. . Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00023

This chapter, the final chapter in Part III, considers the role of the final stage of a preliminary reference (the deliberation and decision stage) in promoting legal certainty. The final two of Llewellyn's 'steadying factors' categorised in this boo... Read More about Steadying Factors in Deliberative and Decision-making Procedures.

Steadying Factors in the Article 267 TFEU Preliminary Reference Procedure (2022)
Book Chapter
Cotter, J. (2022). Steadying Factors in the Article 267 TFEU Preliminary Reference Procedure. . Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00007

This chapter seeks to identify steadying factors, a concept borrowed from the American legal realist Karl Llewellyn, that contribute to reducing the impact of obstacles to legal certainty. This chapter describes Llewellyn's 'descriptive thesis' in hi... Read More about Steadying Factors in the Article 267 TFEU Preliminary Reference Procedure.

Susceptibility to Countermeasures for Scenario 1 (Legal and Acceptable) Rulings (2022)
Book Chapter
Cotter, J. (2022). Susceptibility to Countermeasures for Scenario 1 (Legal and Acceptable) Rulings. . Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00014

This chapter tests the hypothesis established in Chapter 6 by exploring the likelihood of the Court of Justice's countervailing powers employing countermeasures where the Court renders a ‘scenario 1' rulings. These are rulings that adhere to the le... Read More about Susceptibility to Countermeasures for Scenario 1 (Legal and Acceptable) Rulings.

Susceptibility to Countermeasures for Scenario 3 (Illegal, but Acceptable) and Scenario 4 (Illegal and Unacceptable) Rulings (2022)
Book Chapter
Cotter, J. (2022). Susceptibility to Countermeasures for Scenario 3 (Illegal, but Acceptable) and Scenario 4 (Illegal and Unacceptable) Rulings. . Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00017

This chapter, the final chapter in Part II, to test the hypothesis established in Chapter 6, analyses the extent to which the Court of Justice will become vulnerable to countervailing power countermeasures in circumstances where it ceases to act judi... Read More about Susceptibility to Countermeasures for Scenario 3 (Illegal, but Acceptable) and Scenario 4 (Illegal and Unacceptable) Rulings.

Susceptibility to Lawful Countermeasures for Scenario 2 (Legal, but Unacceptable) Rulings (2022)
Book Chapter
Cotter, J. (2022). Susceptibility to Lawful Countermeasures for Scenario 2 (Legal, but Unacceptable) Rulings. . Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00015

This chapter, to test the hypothesis established in Chapter 6, examines the extent to which the Court of Justice's countervailing powers may utilise lawful court-destroying, -harming, -curbing, or accountability measures where the Court adheres to le... Read More about Susceptibility to Lawful Countermeasures for Scenario 2 (Legal, but Unacceptable) Rulings.

Susceptibility to Unlawful Countermeasures for Scenario 2 (Legal, but Unacceptable) Rulings (2022)
Book Chapter
Cotter, J. (2022). Susceptibility to Unlawful Countermeasures for Scenario 2 (Legal, but Unacceptable) Rulings. . Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979559.00016

This chapter, to test the hypothesis established in Chapter 6, examines the extent to which the Court of Justice's countervailing powers may utilise unlawful court-destroying, -harming, -curbing, or accountability measures where the Court adheres to... Read More about Susceptibility to Unlawful Countermeasures for Scenario 2 (Legal, but Unacceptable) Rulings.