Beyond Principals and Agents

@article{Kenney2000BeyondPA,
  title={Beyond Principals and Agents},
  author={Sally J. Kenney},
  journal={Comparative Political Studies},
  year={2000},
  volume={33},
  pages={593 - 625}
}
Scholars have long recognized the importance of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as an active court and an engine of European integration. Few, however, have peered inside the black box of the institution to look at the individuals who do the work or to analyze the ECJ as an organization. Law clerks at the ECJ, called référendaires, are drawn from the ranks of lawyers, legal academics, legal administrators, and judges. They provide valuable legal and linguistic expertise, ease the workload… Expand
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