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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 ...

La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne est une des sept institutions de l’Union européenne. Elle se compose de deux juridictions: la Cour de justice proprement dite et le Tribunal. Elle est en charge de la juridiction de l’Union européenne. Ses organes assurent la bonne interprétation et la bonne application du droit primaire et du droit dérivé de l’Union sur son territoire. Ils contrôlent la légalité des actes des institutions de l’Union et statuent sur le respect, par les États membres, des obligations ...

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".