Mind the Gap: Emerging Standards of Protection of the Right to Equal Pay Under the European Social Charter and EU Law

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Equal pay standards under the European Social Charter. – II.1. Obligations deriving from the protection of equal pay under the European Social Charter. – II.2. What place for EU law? – III. The European Commission’s proposal on binding measures regarding pay transparency. – III.1. What role for ESC standards...

Assessing the Effectiveness of the European Social Charter: A Case Study on Dismissal Reforms

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. The Charter’s perspective on the right to protection in cases of termination of employment. – II.1. The scope and significance of art. 24 RevESC. – II.2. The interpretive approach of the European Committee of Social Rights. – III. The impact of the Charter on Italian and French courts’ dismissal decisions...

The Historical Origins of EU Law Primacy, Its Interaction with UK Parliamentary Sovereignty and Brexit Consequences on Other EU Member States

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Orthodox views of parliamentary sovereignty. – II.1. Diceyan orthodoxy observed in Miller. – II.2. Diceyan orthodoxy observed in Cherry/Miller (No 2). – II.3. Hueston’s manner and form observed in the use of referendums. – II.4. Popular sovereignty through referendums. – II.5. Parliamentary sovereignty as it...

The Horizontal Clauses of Arts 8-13 TFEU Through the Lens of the Court of Justice

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Arts 8-13 TFEU and other similar clauses of EU primary law. – III. The legal value of the horizontal clauses of arts 8-13 TFEU. – III.1. Horizontal clauses and legal obligations. – III.2. Horizontal clauses and the exercise of Union competences in the areas concerned. – III.3. Horizontal clauses and the...

Between Hope and Fear: The Creation of a More Inclusive EU Single Market Through Art. 9 TFEU

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Different levels of social mainstreaming and EU law. – II.1. The relationship between the economic and social at EU level. – II.2. Art. 9 TFEU. – III. A story of hope (I): Art. 9 TFEU, EU competition law, and the Four Freedoms. – III.1. The “social exemption” for collective bargaining. – III.2. Social...

The Horizontal Equality Clauses (Arts 8 & 10 TFEU) and Their Contribution to the Course of EU Equality Law: Still an Empty Vessel?

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Individual horizontal clauses as an empty vessel. – II.1. Equality concerns incorporated in EU law-making before the horizontal clauses. – II.2. No autonomous function for horizontal equality clauses. – III. The contribution of horizontal clauses to the crossing. – III.1. An aid in the case-law of the ECJ...

New Options for Differentiated Integration in the European Union: Introduction to the Special Section

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Abstract: This Article provides insights into the question of whether there is a tension between commonness and differentiation in EU policies, in particular post-Brexit. Brexit triggered new discussions on so-called differentiated integration (DI) in the European Union. Not only was Brexit perceived as a potential tool to...

The Instrument of Enhanced Cooperation: Pitfalls and Possibilities for Differentiated Integration

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Setting the scene: Use and “non-use” of enhanced cooperation. – III. Legal framework for enhanced cooperation. – III.1. Establishing of enhanced cooperation. – III.2. The implementation of enhanced cooperation. – IV. On a related note: Pre-Brexit negotiations and differentiation. – V. Outlook: Dusk or dawn...

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