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...

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...

From the Principle of Systemic Integration to the Integrated Approach: The Pathway to the Integration of the European Social Charter for the Interpretation of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. The principle of systemic integration for consistent interpretation of social rights. – II.1. Questioning the application of art. 31(3)(c) of VCLT to ESC and CFREU. – II.2. Seeking a consistent interpretation of the right to social security. – III. The theory of the “integrated approach” strengthening social...

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 Protection of GIs in EU Bilateral Instruments: Some Reflections in Light of the EU-MERCOSUR Trade Deal

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. The legal framework for the protection of GIs in the EU and MERCOSUR. – II.1. European Union. – II.2. MERCOSUR. – III. Relevant rules included in the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement. – IV. Some contentious aspects of the EU-MERCOSUR agreement. – V. Concluding remarks

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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...

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...

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...

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