Liability of Member States for the Violation of Fundamental Values of the European Union

doi:10.5771/9783845293721

Liability of Member States for the Violation of Fundamental Values of the European Union

Europarecht Beiheft 1 | 2018

Series: Sonderheft Europarecht

1. Edition 2018

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doi.org/10.5771/9783845293721
ISBN print: 978-3-8487-5176-1
ISBN online: 978-3-8452-9372-1
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Zusammenfassung

Die Werte der Europäischen Union werden insbesondere durch das Verfahren des Art. 7 EUV vor systemischen Gefahren geschützt. Die Vorschrift erlaubt es in letzter Konsequenz, den betreffenden Mitgliedstaaten erhebliche Sanktionen aufzuerlegen. Als ultima ratio kommt sogar die Aussetzung des Stimmrechts in Betracht. Während die herkömmliche Betrachtung der Norm davon ausgeht, dass es sich um einen Sonderfall des Vertragsverletzungsverfahrens handelt, werden in diesem Band die Elemente des Tatbestandes herausgearbeitet, die für einen deliktischen Anspruch der Union gegen den vertragsbrüchigen Mitgliedstaat sprechen. Diese auf den ersten Blick ungewöhnliche Sicht auf Art. 7 EUV hat vor allem den analytischen Vorteil, die einzelnen Tatbestandsvoraussetzungen in ihrer ganzen Tragweite vor allem mit Blick auf die Rechtsfolgen besser verstehen zu können.

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Abstract

Article 7 TEU protects the European Union against political developments in one or more member states that undermines values on which the common association is based. We identify three particular reasons for such a provision. First, the level of cooperation achieved within the European Union requires consensus on fundamental values among those public officials of the member states who participate in EU decision making. Second, since the European Union is not merely an association of states, but a polity of constitutional quality, diversion from the common values would undermine the realisation of rights of private persons of other member states in their cross-border activities. Finally, Article 7 TEU protects citizens and resident legal persons of the violating state against political changes that do not respect liberal values, even if achieved through a democratic process. The last issue, which, as the Polish and Hungarian cases have revealed, has been the most controversial, forms in fact the very core of the European integration project.

Article 7 TEU does not only allow for political sanction, but creates a special liability regime. Legal scholarship, however, has not yet undertaken a serious analysis of its individual components. A comprehensive analysis requires bringing together legal experts on European law, constitutional law, law of tort/delict, and experts that can bring a comparative perspective on solutions in other jurisdictions. The contributions to this book have been discussed during a conference at the Charles University Prague in 2016.

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1–6 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–6
7–84 Part I: Protected Values 7–84
- 7–22 Principles and values in the European Union Rudolf Streinz Rudolf Streinz 7–22
- 23–38 Reflections on What the Rule of Law Means and its Significance at EU Level Gavin Barrett Gavin Barrett 23–38
- 39–58 From the uncertain to the implicit (passing by the problematic). Reflections on the reference to the rule of law and on its protection in the Treaty on European Union Emmanuel Sur Emmanuel Sur 39–58
- 59–72 Fundamental rights, EU membership and Art. 7 TEU Aalt Willem Heringa Aalt Willem Heringa 59–72
- 73–84 Democracy – A Value common to the Member States of the European Union Andreas Haratsch Andreas Haratsch 73–84
85–200 Part II: Liability of Member States 85–200
- 85–108 The nature and requirements for liability of a Member State under Article 7 TEU Luboš Tichý Luboš Tichý 85–108
- 109–124 Comparative study on enforcing common values against subnational units, member states in federations and other international organizations. De societatis et de civitatis Laurent Sermet Laurent Sermet 109–124
- 125–144 Causation as a requirement for the Member State liability under Art. 7 TEU in conjunction with Art. 2 TEU Ewa Bagińska, Sylwia Majkowska-Szulc Ewa Bagińska, Sylwia Majkowska-Szulc 125–144
- 145–158 Wrongfulness and Fault as Requirements of the „European Delict“ under Art. 7 TEU? Ulrich Magnus Ulrich Magnus 145–158
- 159–168 Balancing Values and Interests in the Art. 7 TEU Procedure Michael Potacs Michael Potacs 159–168
- 169–200 Rule of Law: European Commission v. Poland Mirosław Wyrzykowski Mirosław Wyrzykowski 169–200
201–242 Part III: Enforcement 201–242
- 201–228 Beyond Voting Rights Suspension. Tailored Sanctions as Democracy Catalyst under Article 7 TEU Tomas Dumbrovsky Tomas Dumbrovsky 201–228
- 229–232 Constitutional remedies of persons facing consequences of the Council decision on suspension of certain Member State´s rights Jiří Zemánek Jiří Zemánek 229–232
- 233–242 Right and duty to pursue the “wrongdoer” and a possible abuse of Art 7 TEU Matthias Niedobitek Matthias Niedobitek 233–242

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