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dcterms:Date	"2012-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Temporary judges of the European Union civil service tribunal - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120704.30.3-542-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-07-04-Speech-3-543-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Paulo Rangel2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; EPP (2009-11-25--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; JURI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should first of all like to welcome the effort we are currently making to reform the Court of Justice of the European Union, the General Court and the Civil Service Tribunal, so as to make them more efficient. I should particularly like to welcome the creation of the office of Vice-President of the Court of Justice, the amendment of the rules relating to the composition of the Grand Chamber, and the possibility of using temporary judges where the president and vice-president are unable to attend. However, I have to say that we should – and this is a very important issue – have seized this opportunity to reform the Statute of the Court of Justice to increase its democratic legitimacy. In practice, under the EU legal system, under the European legal system, the courts have the role of setting precedents. It is a role characteristic of common law. They are the builders of European law. That is why we should be concerned about their democratic legitimacy. To that end, I would draw your attention to the fact that it would be very beneficial to allow the publication of dissenting opinions. The mention of examination of this issue is positive, but it is a shame that this proposal – which I made in committee, as a matter of fact – did not include acceptance that there should be transparency on publication of the votes of the Court of Justice, as happens with the supreme courts and constitutional courts of many Member States."@en1
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