EU Law: Supremacy and Judicial Dialogue Flashcards
Larsy
Administrative agencies should disapply conflicting national rules
How do most national courts view CJEU supremacy?
Flowing from national constitutions, retaining ultimate power of constitutional review of EU measures
What case used the ECHR as a floor for EU law?
Schindler v Com
When was the Joint Declaration of P, Council and Commission?
1977
What is a solange principle?
‘so long as’ [x]
What case was the second Solange of Germany?
Wunsche Handelsgesellschaft
Rutill judgment
Limitations in Directive on restrictions Members can impose on FMW were specific expressions of EU general principles
Mannesmannrohren-Werke
‘maximum standard’
What approach did the court focus on in Costa?
Teleological
What four arguments did the CJEU give for primacy in cOSTA?
Contractarian, functional, egalitarian and analytical
How does Internationale Handelsgesellschaft show difficulty in integrating common constitutional principles of Members into EU?
Under EU law, no violation of proportionality, but yes under German Constitution
What case affirmed category of general principles of EU law from Costa?
Stauder
What case showed national courts are not always required to review final decisions for EU supremacy?
Kapferer
What is required for national provision to be maintained until possible redress in Winner Wetten?
Overriding considerations of legal certainty and minimum period possible
Simmenthal judgment
Primacy precludes adoption of incompatible new legislative measures, and requires existing provisions to be set aside
Contractarian argument in Costa
Primacy flows from Member agreement to join EU
What case showed the EU stating that core norms in a legal system cannot be overtaken by ‘primacy’?
Kadi I
Declaration 17 Lisbon of Treaty
EU law has ‘primacy over the law of Member States’
Articles 8 - 11 TFEU are what type of clauses?
‘mainstreaming’ clauses
What case showed that Members need to ensure protection of fundamental rights WHENEVER implementing EU measures?
Wachauf v Germany
What proposed a supremacy clause?
TECE
What case showed that the ECJ can take EU law beyond the ECHR, using it as a ‘floor’?
Schindler v Com
Mannesmannrohren-Werke judgment
German court dismissed ‘maximum standard’ approach, so fundamental right needs to belong to more than one Member
When does a Member act as an ‘agent’ of the EU?
When it implements and applies EU measures
What is a benefit of the Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH case?
Protects uniformity and primacy of EU law
National provision MAY be maintained until possible to redress violation
Winner Wetten
Why is primacy preferred terminologically to supremacy?
More self-contained and narrow
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH disadvantage
Hard to determine if protection in EU law IS in conformity with fundamental rights if presumed
What was the claim for in Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH ?
Against HR of right to property and freedom to carry on business, protected by German Constitution and ECHR
Function argument in cOSTA
Primacy required to achieve Treaty aims
How do CJEU view EU supremacy?
Autonomous, not linked to national constitutions
Germany v Council judgment
Supremacy of EU law, even over Constitution
When are Members subject to fundamental rights review under EU law?
When they act as ‘agents’ of the EU
Why is the CJEU analytical argument weak?
Article 288 DA only refers to regulations, and DA only removes implementing measures - there is still priority issue between EU and domestic
Costa v ENEL on supremacy
If no primacy, Treaty obligations would be contingent on domestic legislation, calling the EC legal basis into question
Hauer judgment
No ‘special criteria’ to assess particular Member constitution, or would ‘lead inevitably to the destruction of the Common Marker’
What report suggested the annexation of EU fundamental rights standard to international standard?
Network of Independent Experts’ Report
What was the constitutional point made in Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH ?
Fundamental rights are ‘integral’ to ‘general principles of Community law’, inspired by ‘constitutional traditions common to’ Members
Facebook case
Schrems v Facebook
What approach did the court avoid in Costa?
Textual
What case found that limitations in Directive on restrictions Members can impose on FMW were specific expressions of EU general principles?
Rutill
Germany v Council general
Bananas case
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft BverG general
Back to German court
What argument for EU primacy shows there can be no unilateral precedence of domestic law?
Egalitarian
What did the CFI cite in Kadi I and II, that the CJEU did not?
UN Charter and ‘jus cogens rules of international law’
Name at least one case showing supremacy principle is applicable against all national law
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft BverG, mbH, Germany v Council, Ciola and Wunsche Handelsgesellschaft
What case showed the outcome if EU law did not have primacy?
Costa v ENEL
Article 3(5) TEU
EU power and competence to conclude international agreements externally, and integrate human rights protection into these agreements
Article 49 TEU
Condition of respect for EU founding values in order to be a Member
Simmenthal general
Beef, vet inspections
What case said no individual review of cases as long as EU protection of fundamental rights satisfactory?
Wunsche Handelsgesellschaf
What is a disadvantage of Kadi I judgment?
If everyone did that, there would be less uniformity
Schrems v Facebook general
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Nold v Commission
Van Gend en Loos on supremacy
‘new legal order’
What is a positive solange?
Acceptance that other system does offer sufficient protection
What is a negative solange?
Particular system does not accept another system offers sufficient protection
Bananas case
Germany v Council
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH judgment
CJEU made two points - primacy of EU law, and constitutional rights fit inside Community framework
What does Dougan believe the outcome is if DE placed in the driving seat?
Primacy is a remedial manifestation of using DE EU rights in domestic system
Hauer general
No ‘special criteria’
According to Article 2 TEU, what are the EU’s founding values?
Human dignity, freedom, democracy, RoL, equality and respect for human rights
What did the national court say in Germany v Council?
If EU interfered with fundamental points of Constitution, Constitution would take primacy
ITWF and FEU v Viking Line JUDGMENT
Balanced right to strike against FM given economic and social purpose of Community
What are the two informal sources for fundamental rights in EU?
Constitutional traditions common to Members and international human rights treaties to which all Members are a party
Why did the case of Stauder affirm category of general principles from Costa?
Fear of a threat to supremacy of EU law
Article 5 TEU limits EU how?
Principle of conferral - can’t always integrate human rights protection without being given competence
What do Articles 8 - 11 TFEU require EU to do?
EU policies and activities need to take account of things like gender equality, environmental protection etc.
Kadi I on core norms
Core norms in EU legal system cannot be overtaken by ‘primacy’
What is the outcome of Simmenthal for applicants?
They no longer need to fight up to Constitutional Court to rely on EU law
Who criticised Article 7 TEU for lack of practical usage?
Williams
What does Article 19 TFEU enable Council to do?
Take action to combat discrimination based on protected characteristics