European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Advocate General Juliane Kokott

Episode #13 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Advocate General Juliane Kokott in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley Law) and Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). Appointed to the Court of Justice in 2003 after a prolific and distinguished academic and professional career, Advocate General Kokott has delivered nearly 700 case opinions as of this episode’s publication. The interview illustrates the Court’s impactful role, covering cases on regulating EU industry with major U.S. firms, wearing religious garments in the workplace, and pregnancy rights in the case of surrogacy. Listeners will glean a better understanding of the Advocate General’s unique role at the Court, and hear Advocate General Kokott discuss the Court’s enlargement and shift away from reviewing technical matters, two important changes that have occurred in the Court during her tenure.About this series: UC Berkeley Law’s Borderlines podcast host, Professor Katerina Linos, and guest co-host, Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University), conduct a special interview series profiling the Judges and Advocates General serving at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg.For a full transcript, show notes and links, please visit the episode page on the Berkeley Law Podcast Hub. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.