Il procedimento pregiudiziale d’urgenza: un bilancio alla luce della più recente prassi applicativa

As of 1 March 2008, the urgent preliminary ruling procedure has been introduced as one of the tools of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for cases falling within the scope of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. This paper assesses the distinctive features of the procedure in the light of the most recent case law of the ECJ. In particular, the ECJ’s practice shows the continuous tension between the need to ensure a fast track procedure and the need to provide a proper inquiry that must be suitable even for cases of special relevance in the development of the integration process