Abuse of Law in the Case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Abstract

In the paper under consideration is the prohibition of abuse of law in the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European union (CJEU). Under particular consideration is the legal terminology, used in this area, which differs from the similar terminology, used on the national level. Further on the paper tackles with the types of abuse of EU law as well as the test applied by the Court to verify whether such an abuse exists and the legal consequences of such an abuse.