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Court of Justice of the European Union
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<p>The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (<a href="/facts/French_language/qe1DnaQh">French</a>: <i>Cour de justice de l'Union européenne</i> or "<i>CJUE</i>"; <a href="/facts/Latin/pM3Kge85">Latin</a>: Curia) is the <a href="/facts/Judiciary/CvMkSB6T">judicial branch</a> of the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a> (EU). Seated in the <a href="/facts/Kirchberg%2c_Luxembourg/mU0JPca1">Kirchberg</a> quarter of <a href="/facts/Luxembourg_City/ksMl7vlK">Luxembourg City</a>, Luxembourg, this EU institution consists of two separate courts: the <a href="/facts/European_Court_of_Justice/yhkq7Y7Q">Court of Justice</a> and the <a href="/facts/General_Court_(European_Union)/SfUC2RQl">General Court</a>. From 2005 to 2016, it also contained the <a href="/facts/European_Union_Civil_Service_Tribunal/2TjhYu7L">Civil Service Tribunal</a>. It has a <i><a href="/facts/Sui_generis/m7We0L7z">sui generis</a></i> court system, meaning 'of its own kind', and is a supranational institution. </p><p>The CJEU is the chief judicial authority of the EU and oversees the uniform application and interpretation of <a href="/facts/European_Union_law/57K20YAG">European Union law</a>, in co-operation with the national judiciary of the EU member states. The CJEU also resolves legal disputes between national governments and EU institutions, and may take action against EU institutions on behalf of individuals, companies or organisations whose rights have been infringed. </p>