Is it part of EU
YES
2 main objectives
Consistency and compliance
Where do preliminary rulings take place?
Court of justice
What are preliminary rulings
Member states asking CJEU for interpretion and validity
where a decision is needed for domestic court to give judgement
What article of what EU treaty gave CJEU right to interpret for domestic courts?
article 267
TFEU
Why use preliminary rulings
Uniformity
Can they annul acts?
If an EU law violates fundamental rights CJEU can be asked to annul it