Broadcasting of hearings
In order to facilitate public access to its judicial activity, the Court of Justice of the European Union offers a system for broadcasting hearings.
The delivery of judgments of the Court of Justice and the reading of opinions of the Advocate Generals are broadcast live on this page. Broadcasting will be enabled at the start of the hearing, at the time indicated in the judicial calendar.
Certain hearings of the Court of Justice involving oral pleadings are, however, broadcast with a delay. This concerns, as a rule, hearings in cases referred to the full Court, to the Grand Chamber, or, exceptionally, where this is justified by the importance of the case, to a Chamber of five Judges. The video recordings of those hearings will remain available on this website for a maximum period of one month after the close of the hearing.
Conditions of use and disclaimer
Hearings are broadcast on the Internet by the Court of Justice of the European Union in order to allow citizens to follow those hearings as if they were physically present.
In the same way as it is forbidden for the public present at a hearing to record that hearing, it is forbidden to download or record, in any form whatsoever, sound and/or images from a hearing broadcast on the Internet, whether in its entirety or in part, including the sound from the various interpretation channels.
The broadcasting of a hearing on the Internet does not under any circumstances constitute an authentic recording or an official account or record of that hearing.
The Court of Justice of the European Union cannot be held liable for the opinions expressed and statements made during a hearing broadcast on the Internet or for the consequences of a download or recording.
Interpretation
Simultaneous interpretation of the oral proceedings during a hearing involving oral pleadings is provided in the language of the case and in the other official languages of the European Union that are necessary for the efficient conduct of that hearing.
Interpretation of public hearings of the Court of Justice and the General Court is provided to facilitate communication and does not constitute an official account of the oral proceedings. Only the original language is deemed authentic. Interpreters are released from any liability in the performance of their duties.
