This project seeks to reevaluate the foundational judgments of the European Court of Justice by looking beyond their text

Reyners v Belgium

Judgment of the Court of Justice of 21 June 1974, Reyners v Belgian State, case 2/74, ECLI:EU:C:1974:68.

Stefan Van den Bogaert

Reyners v Belgium affirmed the direct effect of the freedom of establishment for the legal profession and narrowly construed the public authority exception.

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