Bendrieji Europos Sąjungos teisės principai Europos Sąjungos Teisingumo Teismo jurisprudencijoje: kai kurios vartojimo, "įkvėpimo" šaltinių ir norminio pobūdžio funkcijų problemos

LTBendrieji ES teisės principai - reikšmingas ES teisinės sistemos elementas. Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos šių principų vartojimo ESTT jurisprudencijoje problemos, analizuojami kai kurie Teisingumo Teismo bendrųjų ES teisės principų formulavimo „įkvėpimo šaltiniai“, aptariamos šiems principams tenkančios norminio pobūdžio funkcijos (teisės aiškinimo, spragų užpildymo, teisminės kontrolės). Šią teisinę kategoriją galime laikyti veiksminga ES teisės jurisprudencinio plėtojimo priemone. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Bendrieji ES teisės principai; ESTT jurisprudencija; Jurisprudencinis teisės plėtojimas; Teisės principų funkcijos; General principles of EU law; CJEU jurisprudence; Development of jurisprudential law; Functions of legal principles.

ENGeneral principles of EU law emerge in the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) as an important element of the legal system of the European Union and an effective tool of the judicial development of European Union law. This Article analyses some problems of the application of these principles in the jurisprudence of the CJEU. The general principles of EU law are those, which have been introduced into the legal circulation by the case law of the CJEU. In some cases, in formulating such principles, the CJEU relies on the specificity of EU law, in other cases on the basis of Member States’ legal systems or general principles of international law, and on fundamental rights as guaranteed by the European Convention of Human Rights and arising from constitutional traditions common to the Member States. The hybrid nature of the EU legal order, as a legal system for regional integration, calls for the CJEU to seek inspiration in both the international and national legal systems in order to reinforce its decisions. The legal scholars discuss the normative functions of these principles (interpretation of law, “gap-filling”, judicial control). Through this legal element the CJEU can successfully fill gaps in primary and secondary EU law (“gap-filling” function). The CJEU interprets the provisions of EU law as well as provisions of national law related to EU law (interpretative function). Also, the CJEU can apply general principles of EU law as the grounds of judicial control (function of judicial control). General principles of EU law are considered an integral part of the EU legal system and are mandatory for EU institutions as well as the Member States in the application of EU law. The experts consider this legal category as an effective tool for the judicial development of EU law. [From the publication]