Cases Flashcards
(108 cards)
Van Gen den Loos (1963)
A12 produces “direct effects” and creates individual rights which national courts must protect because it is a clear and unconditional negative condition to a MS
Costa v. ENEL (1964)
EU treaty has primacy over MS national law, EC law is integral to MS law, it is part of MS law, which MS courts must enforce; substantive primacy, MS substantive law cannot violate EEC
Simmenthal (1978)
Lower national courts can strike down MS law that conflict with Community law, they don’t need to refer to the top K ct; EU law has primacy over procedure. Essentially, MS courts must apply EC law!
Factortame (1990)
EU law has primacy even over a MS K ct’s interpretation of its own K provision, primacy over remed. MS courts must enforce EU law, despite any MS K rules that would not allow for enforcement
Fromagerie le Ski (Belgium, 1971)
Monism, EC primacy in Belgium derives from the very nature of int’l law
Orfinger (Belgium, 1996)
A step-back from the Monism of le Ski; EC primacy in Belgium is grounded in the Belgian K allowing it to have primacy
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft (1970)
ECJ won’t consider challenges to EU laws on grounds of MS national law or K principles; would hamper effectiveness and uniformity
Solange I (Germany, 1974)
“So long as” the Community has not developed to provide for reliable FR guarantees, DE’s K Court will review FR claims against EU law
Solange II (Germany, 1986)
“as long as” the Community remains committed to, and the ECJ protects, FR in general and in a way that is roughly equivalent (even if not identical) to DE’s own K rights guarantees, the DE K Court will no longer review FR claims. Except for wholesale claims of lacking EU law failing to protect FR
Granital (Italy, 1986)
Ordinary courts shall give effect to Community law (meaning to apply it with full force) unless basic principles of the Italian legal system or FR are threatened, or if IT law clearly intends to displace EU law (explicitly traying to abrogate EU law). Only then will K court need to step in
Carlsen v. Rasmussen (Denmark, 1998)
Denmark K demands that EU law is grounded in and limited by statute; delegations of power must be defined by statute. Danish S. Ct. has final say in controlling this limitation, if CJEU doesn’t. Ultra vires check.
Lisbon Judgment (Germany 2009)
MS are still the masters of the EU. Ultra vires check and identity check in addition to Solange II.
Brexit Case (UK, 2017)
K statute grounds EU legal force in U.K. for as long as the statute exists; U.K. allows EU law to enter the U.K.; EU law is not “derived” or “delegated” lawmaking, but its own source of law; must be a K act for UK to get out of EU
Costa v. E.N.E.L. (1964) (direct effect excerpts)
Provisions that read like clearly expressed prohibitions, duties to refrain from an act, produce DE, while provisions that read more like reporting requirements do not produce DE
Van Duyn (1974)
A48 may have a lot of fuzziness at the margin, but we can extract from it a clear and precise positive obligation for the MS to prohibit discrimination on the basis of nationality, which results in an individual right against the MS, vertical DE. A duty to go out and do something rather than a duty to refrain from doing something
Walrave (1974)
Discrimination on the basis of nationality has DE even against a private organization’s rule; effectiveness and uniformity arguments
Defrenne (1976)
DE of equal pay provision against private party where MS has failed to comply with that duty, even where provision is addressed to MS and not individuals. Just because MS failed to do its job, doesn’t mean that individuals can’t assert the clear and precise obligations in court.
Angonese (2000)
Direct Effect even against a single private entity and a single instance of discrimination; Expansive HDE of primary law, any private action that undermines effectiveness of the treaty
Van Duyne (1974)
Directives can have vertical DE under same criteria as vertical direct effect; DE here because directive is clear, precise, defined
Ratti (1979)
Vertical DE from directive (on same criteria as primary law) ONLY AFTER expiration of the transposition period; MS is prohibited from relying on its own failure to not implement an EU directive in its dealings with individuals
Wallonie (1997)
During the transposition period, MS cannot seriously compromise the objective of the directive; otherwise, MS have time to work towards implementing the directive
Marshall (1986)
Secondary law cannot have horizontal direct effect
Marleasing (1990)
MS have duty of conforming interpretation wrt directives, horizontal indirect effect; duty to interpret your domestic law in so far as possible in conformity with EU law
Facini Dori (1994)
Confirms that duty of conforming interpretation is not just newspeak for supremacy