http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20170907-230438 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-eu-as-the-appropriate-locus/ The EU as the Appropriate Locus of Power for Tackling Crises: Interpretation of Article 78(3) TFEU in the case Slovakia and Hungary v Council Ovádek, Michal eng 2017-09-07 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 asylum CJEU CJEU Jurisdiction Institutions legislative procedure relocation mechanism Right to Asylum separation of powers Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The CJEU’s judgment in Slovakia and Hungary v Council of 6 September 2017 raises important instutional questions. As the Court implicitly recognises the EU as the appropriate forum for taking effective action to address the emergency situation created by a sudden inflow of third country nationals, it adopts its tendency towards purposive and effectiveness-oriented jurisprudence to asylum law.