Keywords

• Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations
• Disciplinary regime applicable to judges
• Rule of law
• Independence of judges
• Effective legal protection in the fields covered by Union law
• Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU
• Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
• Disciplinary offences resulting from the content of judicial decisions
• Independent disciplinary courts or tribunals established by law
• Respect for reasonable time and the rights of the defence in disciplinary proceedings
• Article 267 TFEU
• Restriction of the right of national courts to submit requests for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice and of their obligation to do so.