{"title":"Taking Soft Law Into Account... of Course! But What Does That Concretely Mean?","authors":"Francesco Liguori","doi":"10.7590/187479823x16878510945025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479823x16878510945025","url":null,"abstract":"This study attempts to verify what concretely the Grimaldi doctrine entails for national courts. According to this landmark decision, a national court is bound to take European soft law into account when adjudicating disputes. Although more than 30 years have passed since its adoption,\u0000 its role in the domestic legal order still appears ambiguous. In the hope of highlighting what the Court had meant to state, this paper intends to grasp the real implications of this leading case. First, in order to outline the scope of the duty enshrined by the Court, some aspects will be\u0000 examined, such as the addressees of the doctrine, the types of EU soft law measures involved, and the legal basis of this obligation. Secondly, while bearing in mind what some have argued, namely that Grimaldi imposes either a duty of consistent interpretation or a duty of effort, this article\u0000 intends to suggest a third way, which is the 'soft duty to apply' EU soft law. This obligation, of course, is not to be understood in the narrow sense of the word and varies in intensity depending on the situations in which national courts find themselves. In this respect, it will be appropriate\u0000 to explore what implications these measures entail for domestic courts and what the latter should concretely do when dealing with EU soft law instruments. Finally, this study identifies the possible consequences of the 'soft duty to apply' EU soft law in the framework of the dialogue between\u0000 courts by focusing on the dynamics governing the procedure under Article 267 TFEU and accordingly suggesting the applicability of Foto-Frost and CILFIT doctrines to proceedings where a source of European soft law is at stake.","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"193 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129311406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Right to an Effective Remedy In International Data Transfers of Electronic Evidence: Past Lessons and Future Outlook","authors":"E. Kosta, Irene Kamara","doi":"10.7590/187479823x16800083010356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479823x16800083010356","url":null,"abstract":"Cross-border and international collaboration of authorities is often a necessity, involving inter alia the exchange of good practices, tools, human resources, but also information, including personal data. Cross-border access to data is essential in the context of electronic evidence\u0000 in criminal investigations and proceedings, as more than half of all criminal investigations involve a cross-border request to obtain e-evidence. From a fundamental rights perspective, a common denominator in transborder exchanges of data -irrespective of whether they take place for commercial\u0000 or for criminal purposes- is that the right to effective remedy of the individuals concerned shall be safeguarded, a right protected under Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the European Union. Taking into account this context, this paper provides a comprehensive\u0000 analysis and assessment of the right on effective remedies for EU citizens in international data transfers of electronic evidence and discusses the future of the right to effective remedies in transatlantic transfers of data in this context. The main argument of the paper is that the effective\u0000 remedies for sharing electronic evidence outside the EU territory are not sufficiently guaranteed by the existing applicable rules, due to the piecemeal approach followed in the EU.","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"118 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115749106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"'Schrems II' Judgment C-311/18: Application of Charter Rights to Data Protection and Effective Remedy Beyond Eu Borders - A State of Play and a Critical Reflection Two Years Later","authors":"Janvier Parewyck","doi":"10.7590/187479823x16800083010365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479823x16800083010365","url":null,"abstract":"In its Schrems II judgment,1 the Grand Chamber of the Court ruled that the United States law and practices, notably bulk-interception programmes, were not providing a level of protection of personal data essentially equivalent to the protection conferred by the EU Charter\u0000 of Fundamental Rights and, therefore, invalidated the Privacy Shield for violating Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter. Since, in addition, there is no effective remedy available to data subjects protected by the GDPR, the Court held that the Privacy Shield also violated Article 47 of the Charter.\u0000 The Court, nevertheless, left the standard data protection clauses as one of the transfer tools available to data exporters, with the understanding that it is up to the data exporter to implement the additional safeguards necessary to compensate for any shortcomings in the third country and\u0000 achieve an essentially equivalent level of protection. While the judgment provides, to some extent, clear guidance on the application of EU law and maps out a coherent regime as to how data can be transferred, this article reflects on some aspects that remain problematic in practice, both\u0000 for data exporters in general and for the original complainant in the Schrems litigation in particular.2The 'risk-based approach' and its recognition are discussed, revealing that ultimately the law, and the Court's judgment, do not seem to allow for certainty in this matter and\u0000 require the stakeholders to take a position in their respective situations, choosing between a strict or stretched interpretation.","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116397443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Individual Rights in International Personal Data Transfers Under the General Data Protection Regulation","authors":"L. Drechsler","doi":"10.7590/187479823x16800083010347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479823x16800083010347","url":null,"abstract":"Within the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), individuals have certain rights ('data subject rights') towards their own personal data. These rights include the option to access, rectify or erase one's data. The GDPR also foresees specific rules for international personal data\u0000 transfers, thus situations in which personal data becomes accessible outside its territorial scope. The goal of these rules is to ensure that the level of protection for the fundamental rights of individuals is not undermined by data transfers. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)\u0000 clarified that this level has to be maintained to an 'essentially equivalent' extent, and that this requires also the upkeeping of (some) data subject rights. This paper analyses the role of data subject rights when personal data are transferred under the GDPR. It concludes that the existence\u0000 of some data subject rights is required for lawful data transfers under the GDPR.","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128418285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"International Personal Data Transfers and Effective Redress: Concluding Remarks","authors":"M. Eliantonio","doi":"10.7590/187479823x16800083010301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479823x16800083010301","url":null,"abstract":"This concluding piece aims to bring together the various reflections contained in the special issue focused on the right to an effective remedy with specific reference to data protection legislation and international personal data transfers. The piece shows how the contributions to\u0000 the special issue have unveiled an important function of Article 47, that of 'value exporter' of the EU. However, they have also highlighted the conceptual and definitional challenges and persisting uncertainties surrounding the use of Article 47 with respect to international data transfers.","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117271982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Many Appeals Does Effective Judicial Protection Require?","authors":"R. Caranta","doi":"10.7590/187479822x16744783124951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479822x16744783124951","url":null,"abstract":"In Randstad, the Court of Justice was improperly called to arbitrate competence conflicts amongst Italy's highest courts. Specifically, the Court was asked whether the EU principle of effective judicial protection required a third level review of decisions giving – or, rather,\u0000 not giving – effect to substantive EU law provisions. While the somewhat hands off take on the principle of effective judicial protection was more than appropriate on the facts of the case given the residual procedural autonomy of the Member States, the judgement and – to some\u0000 extent – the more demanding opinion of the Advocate General raised questions as to what limits are placed on that autonomy by the principle of effective judicial protection.","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114502839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Principles of Effectiveness and Equivalence in State Liability Actions for Breaches of EU Law (C-278/00)","authors":"Gabriel Doménech-Pascual","doi":"10.7590/187479822x16744783124960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479822x16744783124960","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126907795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Right to an Interpreter in Hungarian Administrative Law: The Legal and Sociological Context of Regulatory Reform","authors":"P. Láncos, Barnabás Hajas","doi":"10.7590/187479822x16744783124942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479822x16744783124942","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the background of the evolution of the new language-use rules introduced by the 2016 Hungarian Code of General Administrative Procedure. The right of non-speakers of the language of the procedure to involve an interpreter stems from the constitutional, ECHR, and\u0000 EU law right to fair administrative procedure and effective participation in procedures for the enforcement of fundamental rights. Giving effect to these language-use rights in Hungary, however, has been fraught with regulatory flaws, interpretative misconceptions, but also a pervasive lack\u0000 of qualified or ad hoc interpreters, with parties evading regulatory procedures invoking their perceived right to an interpreter. The new rules governing language-use clarify the concept of an interpreter and represent a move towards ensuring the deformalization of linguistic mediation and\u0000 case handling, relying on the linguistic proficiency of public authorities' staff, guaranteeing effective participation to parties in a cost-effective way.","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134355380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Protection of the EU's Financial Interests and Pandemic Emergency Tools: an Analysis of the Control Mechanism between the EU and the Member States","authors":"Alessandro Nato, Valerio Bontempi","doi":"10.7590/187479822x16669633687975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479822x16669633687975","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examines three case studies: RescEU, SURE, and EU support for SMEs. These case studies represent three relevant EU actions that responded to the first phase of the Covid-19 emergency in the sectors of health, work, and economic support for businesses. The main research questions\u0000 are: What kind of actions have been financed in these sectors with EU funds? What kind of administrative checks were carried out for these EU emergency funds? The paper looks at these issues from a multilevel perspective: starting from the EU framework it reaches national levels, especially\u0000 Italy, Poland, Belgium, and Germany. In the conclusions, the paper seeks to understand how promptly the EU emergency actions were taken and whether the planned controls prevented fraud.","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133944972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maurizia De Bellis, I poteri ispettivi dell'amministrazione europea Giappichelli editore","authors":"P. Chirulli","doi":"10.7590/187479822x16669633688019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7590/187479822x16669633688019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":294114,"journal":{"name":"Review of European Administrative Law","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115753803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}