European judicial systems as a challenge for democracy / edited by Elżbieta Kużelewska, Dariuz Kloza, Izabela Kraśnicka, Franciszek Stryczkowski.
2015
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Title
European judicial systems as a challenge for democracy / edited by Elżbieta Kużelewska, Dariuz Kloza, Izabela Kraśnicka, Franciszek Stryczkowski.
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Intersentia, [2015]
Call Number
KJE3666 .E97 2015
ISBN
9781780683164 (pbk.)
1780683162 (pbk.)
1780683162 (pbk.)
Description
xvi, 244 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)912278117
Summary
The role of the European judiciary in the process of European integration cannot be overestimated. The achievements of European integration after the second world war are usually analyzed from the perspective of political decisions that were made, initially, by the Founding Fathers and, subsequently, by the political leaders of the European countries. However, in the public debate we very often forget how much we owe to the two supreme jurisdictions of Europe, that is the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. The continuing extension of the competences of the European Union, especially in the field of economic and monetary policy, calls for a new assessment of the nature of the decision-making process at the European level.
Note
The role of the European judiciary in the process of European integration cannot be overestimated. The achievements of European integration after the second world war are usually analyzed from the perspective of political decisions that were made, initially, by the Founding Fathers and, subsequently, by the political leaders of the European countries. However, in the public debate we very often forget how much we owe to the two supreme jurisdictions of Europe, that is the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. The continuing extension of the competences of the European Union, especially in the field of economic and monetary policy, calls for a new assessment of the nature of the decision-making process at the European level.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
v
Preface / Prof Maciej Szpunar
vii
List of Abbreviations / Prof Maciej Szpunar
xv
Part One The Court Of Justice Of The European Union / Prof Maciej Szpunar
1.
Democracy in Constitutional Politics of European Courts: An Overview of Selected Issues / Prof Maciej Szpunar
3
1.
Introduction / Bogusia Puchalska
3
2.
The ECJ and national courts: power struggle or cooperation? / Bogusia Puchalska
6
2.1.
European Court of Justice: its own master? / Bogusia Puchalska
6
2.2.
The main tenets of ECJ's constitutional politics / Bogusia Puchalska
7
2.3.
The enduring attraction of the concept of sovereignty in relations between the ECJ and NCs / Bogusia Puchalska
10
2.4.
Beyond 'sovereignty': power struggle, or power-posturing? / Bogusia Puchalska
14
3.
The supremacy of EU economic policy / Bogusia Puchalska
16
3.1.
What is the model of economic policy entrenched in the Treaties? / Bogusia Puchalska
17
3.2.
The ECJ and the EU's 'democratic deficit' / Bogusia Puchalska
18
3.3.
Entrenchment of the EU economic policy, TTIP, and the role of the courts / Bogusia Puchalska
20
3.3.1.
Democratic deficit of economic policy and the courts / Bogusia Puchalska
20
a.
Investor-state dispute settlement / Bogusia Puchalska
21
4.
Conclusions / Bogusia Puchalska
22
Bibliography / Bogusia Puchalska
23
2.
The Institutional Balance as CJEU's Contribution to Democracy in the Union: Selected Issues / Bogusia Puchalska
25
1.
Introduction / Tomasz Dubowski
25
2.
The CJEU and the traces of institutional balance in the Treaties / Tomasz Dubowski
26
3.
Institutional balance as a general principle of EU (EC) law? The Court's role / Tomasz Dubowski
29
4.
Institutional balance and democracy in the EU - visible links / Tomasz Dubowski
32
5.
Conclusion / Tomasz Dubowski
35
Bibliography / Tomasz Dubowski
36
3.
From Judicial Dialogue Towards Constitutional Spill-Over? The Economic Analysis of Preliminary Reference Procedure and the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights / Tomasz Dubowski
37
1.
Introduction / Mariusz J. Golecki
37
2.
Constitutional courts and the preliminary reference procedure: judicial dialogue and judicial spill-over / Mariusz J. Golecki
41
3.
Towards an economic analysis of breach of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by the national constitutional court / Mariusz J. Golecki
45
4.
Tentative conclusion / Mariusz J. Golecki
53
Bibliography / Mariusz J. Golecki
54
4.
Towards the Democratization of the EU? Strengthening prerogatives of the European Parliament in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union / Mariusz J. Golecki
57
1.
Introduction / Agnieszka Piekutowska
57
2.
The defence of the prerogatives of the European Parliament before the CJEU. Pre-Lisbon case-law / Agnieszka Piekutowska
59
3.
Post-Lisbon judgments of the CJEU on the EP's prerogatives / Agnieszka Piekutowska
63
4.
Conclusion / Agnieszka Piekutowska
67
Bibliography / Agnieszka Piekutowska
69
5.
Democratic Values in the Court of Justice Adjudication on the Private Enforcement of the European Union Competition Law / Agnieszka Piekutowska
73
1.
Introduction / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
73
2.
The influence of the American experience on private enforcement of the European antitrust law / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
75
3.
The importance of the reform of the EU competition law enforcement / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
76
3.1.
Towards fostering private damages actions - proposals of the European Commission / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
77
4.
The position of the European Courts / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
78
5.
Locus standi to claim damages under European Union competition law / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
83
6.
Concluding remarks / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
85
Bibliography / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
85
6.
Judicial Control of Monetary and Fiscal Decisions in the European Union / Franciszek Strzyczkowski
87
1.
Introduction / Filip Krepelka
87
2.
Traditional and emerging roles of judiciary / Filip Krepelka
88
3.
Rules and institutions for monetary and fiscal policy / Filip Krepelka
90
4.
A single currency for the integration in the European Union / Filip Krepelka
94
5.
Original legal framework for the euro / Filip Krepelka
95
6.
Onset of the debt crisis and its causes / Filip Krepelka
96
7.
Alleviation of the crisis and prevention of its escalation / Filip Krepelka
98
8.
Political consequences of the crisis / Filip Krepelka
100
9.
Legal aspects of remedies and reinterpretation of rules / Filip Krepelka
102
10.
Judicial involvement in the crisis / Filip Krepelka
104
11.
Conclusions / Filip Krepelka
108
Bibliography / Filip Krepelka
109
7.
How CJEU's "Privacy Spring" Construed the Human Rights Shield in the Digital Age / Filip Krepelka
111
1.
Introduction / Gabriela Zanfir
111
2.
The relationship between individuals and the state in the digital world: Digital Rights Ireland / Gabriela Zanfir
112
2.1.
Preliminary observation: there is a wide societal interest in protecting human rights against the bulk collection and retention of metadata / Gabriela Zanfir
113
2.2.
Bulk retention of metadata touches on the freedom of expression, not only on privacy / Gabriela Zanfir
113
2.3.
Clarification on the differences in content between Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter / Gabriela Zanfir
115
2.4.
Requirements for data retention legislation to comply with fundamental rights / Gabriela Zanfir
117
3.
The relationship between individuals and private bodies in the digital world: Google v. Spain / Gabriela Zanfir
119
3.1.
Internet search engines are data controllers and their activity involves processing of personal data / Gabriela Zanfir
120
3.2.
"Global" territorial scope of Directive 95/46/EC / Gabriela Zanfir
121
3.3.
The right to erasure applies when the processing does not comply with the provisions of Directive 95/46/EC / Gabriela Zanfir
122
3.4.
Criteria for the balance of rights / Gabriela Zanfir
123
4.
Conclusion / Gabriela Zanfir
123
Bibliography / Gabriela Zanfir
124
8.
The Supremacy of the EU Law as Interpreted by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal / Gabriela Zanfir
127
1.
Introduction / Elibieta Kuzelewska Dariusz Kuzelewski
127
2.
Specificity of the constitutional review in Poland / Elibieta Kuzelewska Dariusz Kuzelewski
128
3.
The primacy of the EU law over national law / Elibieta Kuzelewska Dariusz Kuzelewski
129
4.
The principle of supremacy in the light of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal's judicature / Elibieta Kuzelewska Dariusz Kuzelewski
131
5.
Conclusions / Elibieta Kuzelewska Dariusz Kuzelewski
137
Bibliography / Elibieta Kuzelewska Dariusz Kuzelewski
139
9.
Reception of EU Law in Polish Courts - A Case of "Teddy Bear" Law / Elibieta Kuzelewska Dariusz Kuzelewski
143
1.
Introduction / Izabela Krasnicka
143
2.
The principle of supremacy, the principle of direct effect and the principle of indirect effect of EU law / Izabela Krasnicka
144
3.
"Working time" under the Polish law and EU law / Izabela Krasnicka
148
4.
Czeslaw Mie arguments in the light of the ECJ case law / Izabela Krasnicka
150
5.
Arguments of the Polish courts / Izabela Krasnicka
152
6.
The final decision and its consequences / Izabela Krasnicka
154
7.
Closing remarks / Izabela Krasnicka
156
Bibliography / Izabela Krasnicka
157
10.
Enforcing Europe's Foundational Values in Central and Eastern Europe: A Case in Point / Izabela Krasnicka
159
1.
Introduction / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
159
2.
Shortcomings of the EU's institutional framework / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
162
2.1.
Article 7 TEU / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
162
2.1.1.
Procedural obstacles / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
162
2.1.2.
Substantive obstacles / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
164
2.1.3.
Conclusion / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
166
2.2.
Legal creativity to protect the European foundational values / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
167
2.2.1.
Infringement actions by the European Commission / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
167
2.2.2.
Social pressure and issue linkage / Georgia Christina Kosmidou, Tine Carmeliet
169
3.
Policy recommendations / Georgia Christina Kosmidou, Tine Carmeliet
171
3.1.
In search for a definition of liberal democracy / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
171
3.2.
A stronger role for the CJEU / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
173
4.
Concluding observations / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
175
Bibliography / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
177
Part Two The European Court Of Human Rights / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
11.
Protocol 16 to the ECHR: A Convenient Tool for Judicial Dialogue and Better Domestic Implementation of the Convention? / Tine Carmeliet Georgia Christina Kosmidou
183
1.
Introduction / Wladyslaw Józwicki
183
2.
Protocol 16 - background / Wladyslaw Józwicki
184
3.
The new advisory opinion mechanism - basic characteristics / Wladyslaw Józwicki
187
3.
Protocol 16 and the chances it opens / Wladyslaw Józwicki
191
3.1.
A step towards enhancing domestic implementation of the ECHR / Wladyslaw Józwicki
192
3.2.
A step towards more harmonious and up-to-date interpretation of the Convention / Wladyslaw Józwicki
193
4.
Protocol 16 and its drawbacks / Wladyslaw Józwicki
197
4.1.
ECtHR - victim of its success revisited? / Wladyslaw Józwicki
197
4.2.
The optional and nonbinding character of the AOs and some practical concerns / Wladyslaw Józwicki
199
4.3.
Protocol 16 and the EU / Wladyslaw Józwicki
201
5.
Conclusion / Wladyslaw Józwicki
205
Bibliography / Wladyslaw Józwicki
206
12.
The EU's Parliamentary Representation in the Light of the Strasbourg Court's Sejdie and Zornie Standards: Is there Tendency for a New Parliamentary Order in the EU? / Wladyslaw Józwicki
211
1.
Introduction / Fisnik Korenica Dren Doli
211
2.
EU's constitutional architecture with regard to parliamentary representation / Fisnik Korenica Dren Doli
214
3.
A note on the concept of parliamentary representation in the light of Sejdie and Zornie: European Parliament of the EU people or European Parliament of the EU Member States peoples / Fisnik Korenica Dren Doli
217
4.
Thresholds on EU Parliament and 'regressive proportionality' model of electoral system: is there an objective system of electoral criteria? / Fisnik Korenica Dren Doli
225
5.
Concluding remarks and a general forthcoming outlook / Fisnik Korenica Dren Doli
229
Bibliography / Fisnik Korenica Dren Doli
231