The Court of the Eurasian Economic Union : An Adequate Body for Facilitating Eurasian Integration?

This article examines the structure and competences of the Court of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU Court). In doing so, it provides a comparative analysis of the EAEU Court with other judicial bodies created in the post-Soviet area, the Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Court of the Eurasian Economic Community (Community Court), as well as in some respects with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Summarizing major problems of the EAEU Court and setting out the Court's first case, the article argues that the rules governing the activities of the EAEU Court represent a significant setback against the progress achieved previously by the Community Court. This setback reflects the lack of political will of the EAEU members to transform the EAEU Court into an effective judicial body similar to the CJEU and their insufficient commitment to the rule of law