Resumen de Character of effet utile and interpretation of EU law through CJEU jurisprudence

Dimitris Liakopoulos

• In the context of EU law interpretation, the reference to effet utile has contributed to the construction of EU order as a new legal order due to the lack of uniformity between laws of different member states characterized by autonomy, direct applicability and primacy over national rights. As we can see from the analysis of CJEU jurisprudence the effet utile is not only a criterion for the resolution of conflict between internal rules and Union norms or more broadly a tool for defining the areas of EU and states competence.