Social rights protection problems in conflicting situations with market freedoms in European Union Law

Fundamental rights protection in European Union has changed with the years. At first, the Treaties constituting European Communities were silent on human rights protection, and European Court of Justice (ECJ) had to make it possible. Unlike fundamental rights, market freedoms have always enjoyed an...

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Autor: Sarrión Esteve, Joaquín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/11653
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/11653
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Social rights
Market freedoms
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
European Court of Justice
European Union Law
Derechos sociales
libertades del Mercado
Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea
Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea
Derecho de la Unión Europea
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Sumario:Fundamental rights protection in European Union has changed with the years. At first, the Treaties constituting European Communities were silent on human rights protection, and European Court of Justice (ECJ) had to make it possible. Unlike fundamental rights, market freedoms have always enjoyed an explicit relevance in the Treaties as instruments to serve European economic integration. But, ECJ must resolve conflicting situations between a fundamental right and a market freedom. We try to study the balance between social rights, as fundamental rights, and market freedoms in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice, and find fundamental rights protection problems. Nevertheless, fundamental rights have become more relevant since the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union entered into force, so it seems to be an excellent time to consider the protection of fundamental rights, in particular social rights, at conflicting situations with market freedoms. Keywords: Social rights, Market freedoms, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, European Court of Justice, European Union Law