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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7906

19 February 2001
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS /
The case law of the Court of Justice has evolved towards growing consideration of general interest and legislator's intentions in application of fundamental principles of the Common Market - European Commission should take this into account

Using examples to illustrate what Cicero means. I have in the past cited in my editorials Cicero's maxim, "summum jus, summa injuria", meaning that application of Community law that neglects the intentions of the legislator and the spirit of the principles of the common market could, at the end of the day, lead to decisions that are unjust. Some readers have asked me to clarify this concept. The literal meaning is obvious: maximum justice may lead to maximum injustice. It is not, however, an...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTS