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Fordham International Law Journal

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2015

Akerberg Fransson

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Eu Fundamental Rights And Member State Action After Lisbon: Putting The Ecj's Case Law In Its Context, Bernhard Schima Jan 2015

Eu Fundamental Rights And Member State Action After Lisbon: Putting The Ecj's Case Law In Its Context, Bernhard Schima

Fordham International Law Journal

Early in 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down two judgments on the same day which might contain the blueprint for the fundamental rights architecture of the European Union (“EU”) for years to come. Much has already been written about those judgments, and it appears appropriate at this time to evaluate their impact in light of their reception and subsequent developments of the case law. To that effect, this contribution will provide some elements of background before briefly presenting the two cases, commenting on their legal solidity, and recalling how they have been received. It …