Directives FOCUS VAN GEND EN LOOS 15 Feb 202320 Feb 2023 Direct Effect before National Courts It is now 60 years ago that the Court of Justice of the European Union held, in the Van Gend en Loos ruling, that EU…
Access to justice… How Do French Courts Deal with Article 47 of the EU Charter ? There is Still Room for Progress, by Marion Ho-Dac & Lamprini Xenou 2 Jun 202331 May 2023 Considering the EU Charter in the French Jurisdiction Any comparative research on the impact of Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the European Union (EU) legal…
Comparative Administrative Law Fine-Print Babel, by F Brito Bastos 26 May 202326 May 2023 Concretised comparative law Administrative law, so the saying goes, is concretised constitutional law (Fritz Werner, Verwaltungsrecht als konkretisiertes Verfassungsrecht, 1959). It aims to shape the everyday exercise of public power…
Good administration… The role of comparative administrative law in shaping European administrative law – Practitioner’s perspective by Tanja Ehnert 19 May 202318 May 2023 The role of the European Ombudsman is to investigate instances of maladministration in the activities of the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. However, there is no legal definition of…
Right to a fair trial Georgiou v. Greece: The right to fair trial and the EU preliminary reference procedure-Harmony or tension?, by Philippos Georgios Kotsalis and Vasileios Kapetanos 12 May 202311 May 2023 On 20 March, the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “ECtHR“) delivered an important judgment in the case of Georgiou v Greece. Understanding the Court's decision is crucial, as it…
Taxation The UK Freeports Policy, by P Holmes and G Larbalestier 5 May 20234 May 2023 Background Free ports, also known as foreign trade zones or free trade zones, are not uncommon in developed economies and developing countries.[1] There are a number of variants on the…
Uncategorized 📢ICON-S Benelux Chapter, Inaugural conference 26-27 October 2023 – Call for Papers✍️ 2 May 202327 Apr 2023 The newly founded ICON-S Benelux Chapter will organize its Inaugural Conference on 26-27 October 2023. The conference will take place in Maastricht (NL), hosted by Maastricht University – Faculty of…
Competition… Administrative Power of Private Bodies, by Marie Cirotteau 28 Apr 202321 Apr 2023 Introduction The administrative power of private bodies is a legal notion referring to the capacity of a few French institutions ruled by private law to perform special administrative police functions.…
Comparative Administrative Law… The indirect review of administrative action in comparative perspective: searching for a fair balance between legality and legal certainty, by M Eliantonio 21 Apr 202319 Apr 2023 1. Introduction As a basic tenet of the rule of law, virtually all legal systems around the globe provide mechanisms to directly challenge various forms of administrative action which applicants…
Comparative Administrative Law… Hitting not only the Target: The Indirect Review of Administrative Action in Serbia and Croatia, by Vuk Cucić 28 Mar 202310 Apr 2023 Introduction The issue of the indirect review of administrative action in Serbia and Croatia boils down to the matter of the control of constitutionality and legality of general legal acts,…
Administrative mediation Promoting mediation to resolve administrative disputes in Council of Europe member states (part 2): Administrative Mediation in the UK, by Karim Salem and Margaret Doyle 24 Mar 202323 Mar 2023 Administrative mediation’ is the focus of a new guide produced by the Council of Europe to encourage the use and oversight by member states of mediation to resolve disputes raised…
