ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Urška Šadl

Urška Šadl is a Professor of Law at the European University Institute (EUI) and Global Research Fellow at iCourts, the Danish National Research Foundation’s Center of Excellence for International Courts.

POSTS BY Urška Šadl

20 May 2020

Urška Šadl

When is a Court a Court?

The PSPP decision is not the first time a national court objected the CJEU. In Ajos, for example, the Danish Supreme Court rebelled against conform interpretation. The PSPP decision is nonetheless different: It is a challenge on a whole new level. Continue reading >>

30 January 2017

Mikael Rask Madsen, Henrik Palmer Olsen, Urška Šadl

Legal Disintegration? The Ruling of the Danish Supreme Court in AJOS

On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court of Denmark (SCDK) ruled in the Ajos case. The ruling will be read, remembered and taught as an example of defiance of clear guidelines from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by the highest court in Denmark. EU law is an exterior phenomenon but part and parcel of Danish law. It follows that switching it off, as in Ajos, necessarily entails applying one law by breaking another. That is not a viable path for any legal system taking supranational obligations seriously. Continue reading >>