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The institution of the Advocate General was introduced into the Treaty of Rome under the influence of the French delegation during the preparation of the Treaty. The French were staunchly opposed to allowing individual judges to present dissenting or concurring opinions, and instead proposed this be done by an Advocate General, a figure modelled on the French commissaire du gouvernement, who offers legal advice to the Conseil d'État on the cases being tried. Initially, there were two Advocates General ...

El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea es una de las siete instituciones de la Unión. Está integrado por dos órganos jurisdiccionales: el Tribunal de Justicia propiamente dicho y el Tribunal General. Es competente para la jurisdicción de la Unión Europea. Estos tribunales garantizan la correcta interpretación y aplicación del Derecho primario y del Derecho derivado de la Unión Europea en su territorio. Controlan la legalidad de los actos de las instituciones de la Unión y determinan si los Estados ...

In December 2013, Advocate-General Pedro Cruz Villalón delivered his opinion in a highly publicised case before the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) concerning the Data Retention Directive. This has reignited the debate over this controversial measure, described by the European Data Protection Supervisor as "the most privacy-invasive instrument ever adopted by the EU".