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The Court of Justice in the archives project : analysis of the Van Duyn case (41/74)
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MUNRO, Rebecca, WILLIAMS, Rebecca, The Court of Justice in the archives project : analysis of the Van Duyn case (41/74), EUI AEL, 2021/05 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/71540
Abstract
This Working Paper is part of the CJEU in the Archives Project that sought to find the “added
value” of analysing the dossier de procédure alongside already publicly available documents
relating to landmark EU cases. Van Duyn v Home Office (1974) C-41/74 was the U.K.’s first
preliminary reference procedure case and is best known for its decisions on the meaning of
direct effect, free movement of workers and public policy under EU law. The dossier did provide
some additional insight into the case due to the inclusion of the U.K.’s High Court decision and
references to the U.K.’s domestic political context and policy making. Much of the dossier
largely reflected already publicly available documents relating to the case suggesting the
Court’s decision-making process is transparent. However, 11% of the dossier was redacted,
potentially undermining this aforementioned conclusion. Being granting access to redacted
documents in the future would be very beneficial for any research on the dossiers.