The ECJ:

The Court of Justice:

Article 19(1) TEU: The court of justice shall ensure that the interpretation and application of the treaties is observed

The General Court:

Set up to relieve pressure on the ECJ's growing workload.
Creates a specialized fact-finding tribunal
Deals with all direct actions bought by natural or legal persons+ direct actions bought by members states concerning certain acts of the council and nearly all commission acts and all ECB acts.
At least one judge per member state (27 judges overall)
No full-time advocate generals
The number of judges has been requested to be raised from 12 to 39 to deal with workload.

Specialised Courts:

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