The ‘Constitutional Tone’ and the Overcoming of Granital: What Remains of the Obligation of Consistent Interpretation of National Law to EU Law
Il “tono costituzionale” e il superamento di “Granital”: cosa resta dell’obbligo di interpretazione conforme del diritto nazionale al diritto dell’Unione europea
Le « ton constitutionnel » et le dépassement de Granital : que reste-t-il de l’obligation d’interpréter le droit national conformément au droit de l’Union européenne
This introduction defines the theme of the special issue of the Review of European Litigation dedicated to the consistent interpretation of national law to EU law. This reflection is necessary due to the recent developments in the case-law of the Italian Constitutional Court, which are moving in the direction of a decisive re-centralization. Therefore, one wonders what remains of consistent interpretation in the current scenario, in which the Granital case-law, which emphasised the role of the “ordinary” judge in the application of European Union law, has been superseded. After recalling the salient features of the remedy of the consistent interpretation in the case-law both of the EU Court of Justice and of the Constitutional Court, the introduction offers a brief overview of the contributions of the special issue, whose common thread is the indispensable role of the “ordinary” judge as a crossroads between legal systems.
