Die Rechtskontrolle der Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank in der Eurokrise

This thesis analyses the unconventional monetary policy measures taken by the ECB during the eurozone crisis, with a focus on the form of the action chosen. Using tools such as analysing both European composite administration (Verwaltungsverbund) and institutional rational choice, it considers the peculiarities of the operation of monetary policy in general and the administrative organisation of the European System of Central Banks. The thesis aims to clarify the extent to which these measures are amenable to judicial review by European courts. To this end, the author assesses legal doctrine and the case law of the ECJ and other European Courts. It examines new decisions by European courts during the crisis in terms of whether they exhaust the existing possibilities of judicial review or whether they open up new avenues. This is contextualised against the background of the evolving role of the ECB within the European Monetary Union going forward.