A Verfassungsbeschwerde for the European Union?

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In contemporary systems of human rights protection the right to an effective remedy is acquiring a prominent place. It is, indeed, the right of the rights, as no right can be qualified as such unless it is assisted by an effective remedy. The effectiveness of the remedy is thus the indispensable instrument which complements every right, regardless of its nature and rank....

Taking Stock of Art. 13 TFEU in EU Agriculture: Reading Art. 13 as a Whole

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Evolution of Animal Welfare Law and policy in EU agriculture. – II.1. Minimum animal welfare standards. – II.2. CJEU interpretation. – III. Art. 13 TFEU: mainstreaming animal welfare in EU agriculture policy. – III.1. Legal effect. – III.2. Limitations and tensions. – IV. CJEU reading. – IV.1. Halal...

Unravelling the Complexities of the Horizontal Clauses of Arts 8-13 TFEU: An Explanation of the Special Section

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Abstract: This explanation presents the Special Section “The horizontal clauses of arts 8-13 TFEU: normative implications, implementation and potential for mainstreaming”, which collects six Articles originally presented at a workshop devoted to the integration clauses of the TFEU held in October 2021. With a view to working...

The Environmental Integration Principle in EU Law: Normative Content and Functions also in Light of New Developments, such as the European Green Deal

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Table of Contents: Ι. Ιntroduction. – II. The origins and the evolution of the environmental integration principle in International Law. – II. The evolution, legal status, normative content and functions of the environmental integration provision in EU Law. – III.1. The evolution of the environmental integration provision and its legal status in EU...

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 European Social Charter Turns 60: Introduction to the Special Section

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Abstract: Since it was opened for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe (CoE) on 18 October 1961, the European Social Charter (ESC) has developed into an advanced regional system of economic and social human rights protection, although on different modalities than the European Convention of Human Rights’ system. The ESC’s...

They Are not Enforceable, but States Must Respect Them: An Attempt to Explain the Legal Value of Decisions of the European Committee of Social Rights

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. A brief overview of the main features of human rights treaty bodies. – III. The legal value of pronouncements of human rights treaty bodies. – IV. The role of the European Committee of Social Rights in monitoring compliance with the European Social Charter. – IV.1. Reporting system. – IV.2. Collective...

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...

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