The Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community [Paperback]

THE CREATION OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY On 9th May, 1950, M. Robert Schuman, the then Foreign Minister of France, speaking at a Press Conference in Paris, outlined the idea of establishing a Community within Europe to control the production of coal and steel. The French Govern? ment , he stated, propose to place the whole of the Franco? German production of coal and steel under a common high authorityl within an organisation open to the participation of other countries of Europe ... This will form the first concrete step towards a European Federation, which is indispensable for peace 2. This statement, apart from the specific mention of a high authority, does not mention any proposed organs of such a Community, and, as will appear, no firm idea of the Community's structure existed at all at that date. Six weeks after this announcement in Paris, a Conference composed of the six States that were to form the Coal and Steel 4 Community3 met under the presidency of M. Monnet This Conference continued its work consciencieux et discret, rue 5 Martignac until March, 1951 The first reference that one finds to a judicial organ to control the activity of the Community is contained in the document sub? mitted by the Commissariat general au Plan 6. When compared with 1 The term is given in small letters as a description rather than as a title. 2 Bulletin Quotidien, llth May, 1950.The Creation of the Court of Justice.- I. The Ratification Debates.- Views Expressed upon the Function of the Court.- The Nature of the Court.- Criticisms brought against the Court.- Opinions upon the Value of Appeals to the Court.- Opinions expressed upon Articles of the Treaty.- II. The Organisation of the Court.- The Judges.- The President of the Court.- The Chambers of the Court.- The Presidents of the Two Chambers.- The Juge Rapporteur.- Disqualifications.- Immunities.- The Ending of the Term of Office of a Judge.- The Advocates General.- The RegistrarlK