Precedents and Judicial Politics in EU Immigration Law

Marie De Somer is Head of the Migration and Diversity Programme at the European Policy Centre in Brussels and a Guest Professor at the KU Leuven Law Faculty. She has previously worked at Maastricht University, The Netherlands, the European Commission and the Centre for European Policy Studies.

• Table of Contents.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Court’s Role in Processes of European Integration.- 3. Precedents and Judicial Politics.- 4. Case Selection and Data.- 5. Identifying Member States’ Interests.- 6. Quantitatively Structuring Precedents.- 7. Qualitatively Charting Precedents.- 8. Precedents and Judicial Politics: Analytical Findings.- 9. Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research.