Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Trust and distrust: Delineations and reflections on the protagonists of the EU accession saga. – III. Opinion 2/13 and its aftermath: The politics of distrust. – IV. The mirage of trust: The ECtHR and the draft accession instruments. – V. The road ahead: (Re-)building trust post-accession. – VI....
Table of Contents: I. Introduction – II. The main options considered by the negotiators – II.1. Introduction – II.2. A “reattribution mechanism” to ensure that EU Member States are exclusively responsible for CFSP conduct outside the scope of CJEU jurisdiction – II.3. An “interpretative declaration” to extend the CJEU’s jurisdiction over the CFSP –...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Historical background. – III. Relevance of a comparison with Opinion 1/17. – IV. The DAA: Lessons learned from Opinion 1/17? – IV.1 The existence of the treaty’s dispute settlement mechanism outside the EU judicial system. – IV.2 The absence of any competence for foreign courts to interpret...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction – II. The equivalent protection doctrine – III. An alternative to Bosphorus: The joint responsibility of the EU and its Member States on the basis of the co-respondent mechanism – III.1. The Co-respondent mechanism and joint responsibility – III.2. The “mechanics” of the co-respondent mechanism: A critical...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Guiding principles. – III. Proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights. – III.1. The co-respondent mechanism. – III.2. The “prior involvement” of the Court of Justice. – III.3. Operation of inter-party applications and ECHR advisory opinions. – III.4. The principle of mutual trust between EU Member...
Table of Contents: I. Resuming negotiations: common basis and new requests. – II. Non-EU Member States: an actor of its own or a loose aggregate of diverging interests? – II.1. Context, changes and ongoing developments. – II.2. Nature, aim and working methods of the NEUMs Group. – II.3. Common Statement and Key Negotiating principles. – III. Issues...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. How the EU and its Member States worked together. – III. Lessons from Opinion 2/13. – IV. State of play. – V. Conclusion.
Abstract: This Article discusses three aspects of the negotiations on EU accession to the ECHR that took place...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Basic principles in the negotiations. – III. Negotiating the issues deriving from Opinion 2/13. – III.1. EU-specific mechanisms of the procedure before the ECtHR. – III.2. Inter-state applications and advisory opinions. – III.3. Mutual trust and mutual recognition. – III.4. CJEU competence over EU acts in...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Seeing the wood for the trees: the background. – III. How did the Court of Justice of the European Union use the extra time? – IV. Conclusions.
Abstract: Ten years ago, when the Court of Justice delivered Opinion 2/13, the author of the present Article...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction: “The disappointment that we felt”. – II. Connolly continued: complaints about acts of the EU institutions. – III. Back to real Bosphorus: complaints about EU Member States implementing EU law. – IV. No blind trust: complaints about cooperation between EU Member States. – IV.1. Avotiņš:...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Preparing the ground for another attempt? The judicial dialogue between the CJEU and ECtHR since Opinion 2/13 – III. Negotiating the Revised Draft Accession Agreement. – IV. Appraising the Revised Draft Accession Agreement. - V. Conclusion.
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Abstract: KS and KD is a judgment where the European Court of Justice finds it has jurisdiction to hear actions for damages caused by the European Union’s (EU) civilian missions or military operations. It is the first time that this has happened. Although not entirely surprising, the finding of jurisdiction contributes to a growing line of...
Abstract: The Advocate General’s Opinion in Commission in Commission v Malta is a useful opinion. Not because it is correct but because it highlights the central issue at stake in the case: the question of mutual recognition and its implications. The automatic mutual recognition of Member State nationality found in Micheletti has...
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...Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. Technological and legal aspects of biometrics. – II.1. Technological aspects and the application of biometrics in the EU. – II.2. Biometric legal framework. – III. Frontex’s biometric policy and fundamental rights. – III.1. Frontex role and legal obligations concerning biometrics. – III.2. Technology...
Table of Contents: I. Introduction: the low-intensity constitutionalism of the EU and its meaning for agencies. – II. The rule of law and its implication in the EU legal order: effective judicial protection. – II.1. Rule of law and effective judicial protection. – II.2. The rule of law and its meaning for agencies. – III. The rule of law and...
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