Globalization & Law Network seminar with Panu Minkkinen

Prof. Minkkinen explained how the CJEU aspires to live up to commitments of institutional transparency by operating as an independent media actor. Alongside rulings, the CJEU produces other artefacts, such as press releases, allowing it to strengthen its authority within the EU and reach out to civil society. As a result, the CJEU wields not only legal but also factual judicial power. Prof. Minkkinen also introduced the concept of “managed openness”, suggesting that the CJEU discloses information selectively, thus falling short of the EU’s fundamental values and principles. The findings of Prof. Minkkinen’ analysis were derived from interviews with media officers at the Press and Information Unit of the CJEU.

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