Chapter 12

Instructions

Choose your answers from a-d by clicking the radio button next to each choice and then press 'Submit' to get your score.

Question 1

The judicial branch of the EU does not include:

a) the Court of Justice.

b) the Court of Auditors.

c) the European Civil Service Tribunal.

d) the Court of First Instance.

Question 2

Which one of the following statements is not true of the CFI?

a) It lessens the workload of the ECJ.

b) It has permanent Advocates-General.

c) It is a body that was initially attached to the ECJ.

d) More cases were transferred to the CFI following the Treaty of Nice.

Question 3

Which one of the following was NOT a reason for reforming the EU's judicial system?

a) Growing workload

b) Jurisdiction of the European Court in new areas

c) Establishing a more efficient and reliable judicial system in the EU

d) Cooperation with other EU institutions

Question 4

What form did reform of the EU's judicial system take, following the Treaty of Nice?

a) Strengthening the role of the CFI

b) Detaching judicial panels from the CFI

c) Strengthening the role of national courts

d) Reducing the number of judges in the ECJ

Question 5

Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of direct actions?

a) Direct actions begin and end in the Community Courts.

b) Direct actions can be brought only by member states or Community institutions.

c) Infringement proceedings against member states are one of the main types of direct action.

d) The purpose of the administrative stage in the infringement procedure is to give the member state an opportunity to justify its position.

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Chapter 12

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Question 5