The evolution of the EU diplomatic system has allowed for a broader understanding of the role of networks and different stakeholders in diplomacy. So far, scant attention has been paid to the pivotal position of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in judicial diplomacy. The aim of this article is to chart the various strategies employed by the CJEU in conducting its diplomacy, with a particular focus on its relations with apex courts of regional economic communities and complex federal states. Taking a practice-based approach to the study of diplomatic actions, the article seeks to examine the networks created or enhanced by the CJEU; how different sites for diplomacy impact on the success of the Court’s extra-forum activities; and how the CJEU might use new technologies to build on those strategies to bolster its own role in the development of the EU diplomatic system.
European Foreign Affairs Review