Autonomy in Decline? A Commentary on Rimšēvičs and ECB v Latvia

<p>In the world of European central banking, the corruption case against Ilmars Rimšēvičs, Governor of the Central Bank of Latvia, is a major issue. Ordinary European lawyers like the present author could be excused for having missed the Rimšēvičs case pending before the EU Court of Justice (C...

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Main Author: Jürgen Bast
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Language:deu
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/autonomy-in-decline-a-commentary-on-rimsevics-and-ecb-v-latvia/
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description <p>In the world of European central banking, the corruption case against Ilmars Rimšēvičs, Governor of the Central Bank of Latvia, is a major issue. Ordinary European lawyers like the present author could be excused for having missed the Rimšēvičs case pending before the EU Court of Justice (Cases C-202/18 and C-238/18). In its judgment of 26 February 2019, the Court of Justice for the first time had the opportunity to define the scope of the review conducted in an infringement proceeding pursuant to Article 14.2 of the Statute of the ESCB and of the ECB (‘the Statute’) and to determine the legal effect of a judgment rendered in this context. The latter gives the case a constitutional significance far beyond the field of central banking.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-c676955c9caf4f379c38f81ddb3cdfa22022-12-22T03:04:54ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044Autonomy in Decline? A Commentary on Rimšēvičs and ECB v LatviaJürgen Bast<p>In the world of European central banking, the corruption case against Ilmars Rimšēvičs, Governor of the Central Bank of Latvia, is a major issue. Ordinary European lawyers like the present author could be excused for having missed the Rimšēvičs case pending before the EU Court of Justice (Cases C-202/18 and C-238/18). In its judgment of 26 February 2019, the Court of Justice for the first time had the opportunity to define the scope of the review conducted in an infringement proceeding pursuant to Article 14.2 of the Statute of the ESCB and of the ECB (‘the Statute’) and to determine the legal effect of a judgment rendered in this context. The latter gives the case a constitutional significance far beyond the field of central banking.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/autonomy-in-decline-a-commentary-on-rimsevics-and-ecb-v-latvia/CJEU Jurisdiction, federal Europe, Rimsevics
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Autonomy in Decline? A Commentary on Rimšēvičs and ECB v Latvia
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title Autonomy in Decline? A Commentary on Rimšēvičs and ECB v Latvia
title_full Autonomy in Decline? A Commentary on Rimšēvičs and ECB v Latvia
title_fullStr Autonomy in Decline? A Commentary on Rimšēvičs and ECB v Latvia
title_full_unstemmed Autonomy in Decline? A Commentary on Rimšēvičs and ECB v Latvia
title_short Autonomy in Decline? A Commentary on Rimšēvičs and ECB v Latvia
title_sort autonomy in decline a commentary on rimsevics and ecb v latvia
topic CJEU Jurisdiction, federal Europe, Rimsevics
url https://verfassungsblog.de/autonomy-in-decline-a-commentary-on-rimsevics-and-ecb-v-latvia/
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