National/European law Services of General Interest (EU) as Indicators of Public Functions in the Sense of Public Administrative Law – Using EU Concepts to Deal with Problems of National Law, by Margrét Vala Kristjánsdóttir 27 Jan 202325 Jan 2023 The question and the context in which it is raised Do the characteristics of Services of General Interest (SGIs), that give them a special status in EU law, provide guidelines…
Access to justice… Article 47 of the Charter, Effective Judicial Protection and the (Procedural) Autonomy of the Member States, by Matteo Bonelli 24 Jan 202319 Jan 2023 My contribution to the volume on Article 47 of the EU Charter and Effective Judicial Protection – Volume 1: The Court of Justice’s Perspective, which I have co-edited with Mariolina…
Environment… EU Environmental Principles and Scientific Uncertainty before National Courts—The Case of the Habitats Directive: Some Comparative Conclusions, by M Eliantonio, E Lees and T Paloniitty 20 Jan 202320 Jan 2023 The aim of this blog post is to draw some comparative conclusions from the study we carried out on how national courts deal with scientific uncertainty, specifically in the context…
Competition… Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in EU Competition Enforcement: A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment, by Andriani Kalintiri 17 Jan 202316 Jan 2023 Introduction The competition rules have played a vital role in the establishment of the European Union by prohibiting collusive arrangements, abuses of a dominant position, state aid that distorts competition,…
Environment… Handling environmental cases in administrative courts: Lithuania, by J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė and I. Žvaigždinienė 13 Jan 202312 Jan 2023 In Lithuania, administrative courts cover the legality review of administrative decisions, including in the field of environmental protection. In reviewing the latter decisions, a proper balance between the discretion of…
Effective judicial protection Searching the Pieces of the EU Justice Puzzle: Articles 47, 48, 49 and 50 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, by S Menzione and G Gentile 10 Jan 20239 Jan 2023 The Chapter “Searching the Pieces of the EU Justice Puzzle: Articles 47, 48, 49, and 50 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights” authored by Giulia Gentile and Serena Menzione…
Directives… Reviewing Science & Law in Member States’ Courts: Enforcement of the Habitats Directive in Ireland, by Á Ryall 16 Dec 202214 Dec 2022 Habitat loss is one of the main threats to biodiversity. The current picture is bleak. Deteriorating trends continue to dominate in Ireland. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that the current…
Effective judicial protection No turning back? The empowerment of national asylum and migration courts under Article 47 of the Charter, by M Reneman 13 Dec 202212 Dec 2022 This blog is based on my chapter with the same title which will be published in: M. Bonelli, M. Eliantonio, and G. Gentile, Article 47 of the EU Charter and…
Directives… The deference of Romanian courts to administration when it comes to scientific expertise, by D Dragos and B Neamtu 9 Dec 20229 Dec 2022 In the book edited by Mariolina Eliantonio, Emma Lees, and Tiina Paloniitty forthcoming at Hart Publishing - EU Environmental Principles and Scientific Uncertainty before National Courts – The Case of…
Effective judicial protection… Article 47 of the Charter and non-discrimination: Going back to the grass roots, by K Gutman 6 Dec 20226 Dec 2022 Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is all the rage in EU law scholarship. But not so much when it comes to the field…