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European Court Of Justice Rules In Favour Of Greater Transparency In Accessing Efsa Data, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

This commentary looks at an interesting judgment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 16 July. The judgment relates to plant protection products, but as it seeks to achieve levels of transparency capable of overcoming the lack of trust towards the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - often accused of being biased for using experts with vested interests because of their industry associations - it may also be relevant to the food sector, given that the EFSA deals with many authorization procedures, opinions, etc. related to food products.

Resumen de la conferencia pronunciada el 10.11.2015 en San Cugat del …

Civis Europeus Sum? Social Assistance And The Right To Reside In Eu Law., Mel Cousins

Mel Cousins

This article examines the current status of EU law as regards making a right to social assistance dependent on having a legal right to reside in the ‘host’ member state. In particular, it looks at the recent decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Brey and discusses whether this ruling helps to clarify the legal position.

Le Idee E Il Muro Del Suono. I Programmi Per Elaboratore Nella Più Recente Giurisprudenza Europea (Ideas And Sound Barrier: Computer Programs In The Most Recent European Case-Law), Guido Noto La Diega

Guido Noto La Diega

After a deep introduction on the technical and definitory aspects of computer programs, in this essay I study the European case-law, stressing the renovated importance of the idea/expression dichotomy. The occasion is propitious to describe the evolution of law in a technological environment: nihilistic views have to be abandoned. Italian Abstract: Dopo un'approfondita introduzione sugli aspetti tecnici e le preliminari definizioni in materia di programmi per elaboratore, questo saggio si concentra sulla giurisprudenza europea, dove si torna a sottolineare con forza l'importanza della dicotomia idea/espressione. L'occasione si rivela propizia per descrivere l'evoluzione del diritto in relazione all'evoluzione tecnologica: sul punto, …

Judicial Non-Compliance In A Non-Hierarchical Legal Order: Isolated Accident Or Omen Of Judicial Armageddon?, Arthur Dyevre

Arthur Dyevre

In a multi-level, non-hierarchical court system, where courts at the upper echelon do not have the power to reverse the decisions of courts at the lower level, judicial cooperation appears crucial to the effectiveness of the higher-level law. For this reason, the recent judgment of the Czech Constitutional Court, which declared the decision of the Court of Justice in the Landtová case ultra vires, would seem to deal a terrible blow to the authority of European Union law. As doomsayers will be quick to point out, the Czech decision could set a dangerous precedent that may well one day bring …