Airlines versus the State’s Schiphol Agenda

Airlines have always been protective of their market access and have vehemently fought for their airport slots in the EU. While this is no secret, taking the government to court – and winning – has brought this battle to a whole new level.

Tuvana Aras • April 06, 2023

Irish Supreme Court rules Government’s proposed ratification of CETA unconstitutional

A 4-3 majority held legislative amendments are first required, empowering Irish courts to refuse to enforce CETA awards where constitutional identity, fundamental principles or EU obligations are materially compromised.

Sinéad Mulcahy • January 03, 2023

Reception of people from Ukraine: Discrimination in international protection?

The granting of temporary protection to migrants from Ukraine, with better rights than for regular asylum seekers, has raised the question of whether this amounts to discrimination.

Peter Rodrigues and Christa Tobler • May 17, 2022

The EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument: A Big Stick for Big targets

Applying economic pressure to coerce another country into a particular course of action has been around for a while, as developing countries can attest.

Freya Baetens and Marco Bronckers • January 25, 2022

No perspective for unaccompanied minors: The wrong implementation of T.Q.

The CJEU ruled in T.Q. that the Dutch policy on unaccompanied minors who do not qualify for international protection is in breach of the EU Returns Directive. New Dutch policy has not corrected this situation.

Mark Klaassen • January 14, 2022

Procedural autonomy across Europe

While a body of research on the growing body of EU civil procedural law has emerged, the perspective has mostly been top-down, one that seeks to systematise EU law, we believe that the perspective of the Member States, a bottom-up approach, has been explored to a limited extent.

Bart Krans and Anna Nylund • August 11, 2020

Is monetary policy too important to be left to judges?

Last week’s controversial judgment of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court exposed the challenges for judges in ruling on macro-economic matters.

Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • May 18, 2020

Homophobic bias in conditions for donating blood

Prohibitions and restrictions on donating blood continue to affect homosexual males around the world. Why it is high time for future legal innovations to change the approach to this delicate matter.

Francesco Schmidt • January 17, 2020 • 3 comments

“Free the MEPs” Roars the Court of Justice?

In its Junqueras judgment, the European Court of Justice resorted to the principle of representative democracy to protect European parliamentary rights from national law.

Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • December 20, 2019

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