Is the European Court of Justice best understood as an “agent” or a “trustee”?

Is the European Court of Justice best understood as an “agent” or a “trustee”? How do the member states, as principals, seek to control the ECJ? Is this exercise in control best classified as a success or a failure?

GWA
409
Spring
2015
Response
Paper
#3
Due
3.19.15
Is
the
European
Court
of
Justice
best
understood
as
an
‘agent’
or
a
‘trustee’?
How
do
the
member
states,
as
principals,
seek
to
control
the
ECJ?
Is
this
exercise
in
control
best
classified
as
a
success
or
a
failure?
Sources:
Alter
1996;
Kelemen
2012;
Tallberg
2002;
Thatcher
and
Stone
Sweet
2002