Op-Ed: “Selecting EU Judges: the Role of the 255 Committee according to the Treaty”

This is the second Op-Ed of a Symposium on "The Selection of EU Judges and the 255 Committee". A previous Op-Ed was authored by Joseph H.H. Weiler. More Op-Eds on this topic will be published soon on EU Law Live

 We are happy to accept the invitation of EU Law Live to engage with the, as usual, powerful and incisive piece written by Joseph Weiler on the role of the 255 Committee. The Court of Justice of the European Union is the fundamental pillar of a European Union founded on the rule of law. Throughout its history, the Court has played a crucial and celebrated role in the development of a Union of law. Even the most controversial decisions, which like any apex court the CJEU has occasionally had to