Standing (Locus Standi): Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) »
Chiara Amalfitano
1 Although in European Union (‘EU’ or the ‘Union’) legal literature ‘standing’—to bring proceedings—or locus standi often relates to ‘natural or legal persons’—ie essentially, private parties, but also public infra-state entities and third States—in direct actions—most notably in annulment actions before the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’). For present purposes the expression is understood in a broader sense: not only as referring—and in any case—to all parties in direct actions, but also and especially to ‘the right or ability to bring a legal...
