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The Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community: 1954-1957

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2017

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Judicial Decisions
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1957

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References

* Prepared by Professor Eric Stein, University of Michigan Law School.

1 Art. 31 of the Treaty Constituting the European Coal and Steel Community. The treaty was signed on April 18, 1951, on behalf of Belgium, France, the German Federal Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands, and became effective on July 25, 1952. An English translation has been published by the High Authority. An English translation, without the Convention containing the Transitional Provisions, Annexes, and Protocols, can also be found in 46 A. J. I. L. Supp. 107 (1952).

2 Judgment of the Court in Case No. 1–54: the Government of the French Republic v. the High Authority, Official Gazette of the European Coal and Steel Community (hereinafter referred to as Official Gazette), 4th Year, No. 1 (Jan. 11, 1955), p. 8; Judgment of the Court in Case No. 2–54: the Government of the Italian Republic v. the High Authority, id. at p. 23; Judgment of the Court in Case No. 3–54: the “Associ-azione Industrie Siderurgiche Italiane” (Assider) v. the High Authority, Official Gazette, 4th Year, No. 5 (March 1, 1955), p. 90; Judgment of the Court in Case No. 4–54: the Association “Industrie Siderurgiche Associate” (I.S.A.) v. the High Authority, id. at p. 94. For comment see Stein, , “The European Coal and Steel Community: The Beginning of its Judicial Process,” 55 Col. L. R. 985 (1955)CrossRefGoogle Scholar; Boulois, “Cour de Justice de la Communauté Européenne du Charbon et de l’Acier,” Annuaire Français de Droit International (1955), p. 312; Daig, , “Die vier ersten Urteile der Europäischen Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl,” 10 Juristenzeitung 361 (1955)Google Scholar; Jerusalem, , “Die ersten Urteile des Gerichtshofes der Montanunion,” 8 Neue Juristische Wochenschrift 370 (1955)Google Scholar.

3 Official Gazette, 4th Year, No. 1 (Jan. 11, 1955), pp. 8, 23.

4 Ibid., pp. 15–16.

5 Ibid., p. 18.

6 Ibid., p. 20.

7 Ibid., pp. 20–21.

8 Ibid., p. 22.

9 Ibid., p. 15.

10 Official Gazette, 4th Year, No. 5 (March 1, 1955), pp. 90 and 94, respectively.

11 Judgment of the Court in Case No. 5–55: “Associazione Industrie Siderurgiche Italiane” (Assider) v. High Authority, Official Gazette, 4th Year, No. 17 (July 23, 1955), p. 270.

12 Ibid., at p. 279.

13 Official Gazette, 4th Year, No. 7 (March 28, 1955), p. 119.

14 Art. 61(a) of the treaty.

15 Art. 3(c) of the treaty.

16 Official Gazette (note 13 supra), p. 131.

17 Ibid., p. 132.

18 Judgment in Joint Cases 7–54 and 9–54: Groupement des Industries Sidéurgiques Luxembourgeoises v. the High Authority, Official Gazette, 5th Year, No. 16 (July 10, 1956), p. 190.

19 Under Art. 35 of the treaty, a party may appeal to the Court against the High Authority’s inaction as an “implied negative decision” provided due demand was made upon the High Authority to take action.

20 Official Gazette (note 18 supra), p. 213.

21 Ibid., p. 214.

22 Ibid.

23 Judgment of the Court in Joint Cases 8–54 and 10–54: The Association des Utilisateurs de Charbon du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg v. the High Authority, Official Gazette, 5th Year, No. 16 (July 10, 1956), p. 219.

24 Journal Officiel de la Communauté Européenne du Charbon et de l’Acier, Sept. 24, 1956 and Jan. 23, 1957, p. 25.

25 Arrêt de la Cour dans l’affaire No. 9–55 entre la Société des Charbonnages de Beeringen (et al.) et la Haute Autorité, Journal Officiel, Jan. 23, 1957, p. 39.

26 Note 1 supra.

27 I.e., by withdrawing compensation payments from certain “marginal mines,” thus rendering them unable to compete, for instance, with the Ruhr coal mines, and forcing them to shut down.

28 Author’s translation from Journal Officiel, Jan. 23, 1957, p. 32.

29 Journal Officiel, Jan. 23, 1957, p. 37.

30 Arrêt de la Cour dans l’affaire No. 2–56 entre les sociélés minières du bassin de la Ruhr groupées au sein du Comptoir de vente du Charbon de la Ruhr “Geitling,” et al., et la Haute Autorité, Journal Officiel, April 16, 1957, p. 166.

31 Ibid., p. 179.

* The author wishes to acknowledge the research assistance in the preparation of this summary rendered by Mr. Peter Hay of the University of Michigan Law School.