Includes bibliographical references and index.

The advocate general as a member of the ECJ -- The place of the advocate general in the procedure of the European community courts -- The advocate general and human rights standards -- The first advocate general : Maurice Lagrange -- Walter van Gerven and the principle of equal treatment of men and women -- Advocate General Jacobs’ opinions and intellectual property law -- Advocate General Jean-Pierre Warner and EC competition law -- The advocates general and the development of the principle of direct effect -- The contribution of advocates general to the development of the principle of state liability in the European community’s legal order -- The advocates general and the concept of citizenship.