The accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights

In: Modern studies in European law v. 39

Abstract

PART I: INTRODUCTION-A TALE OF TWO COURTS -- 1. Setting the Scene for Accession -- I. The EU and the European Convention on Human Rights -- II. Accession and Autonomy: The Research Question of this Book -- III. A Caveat on Legal Definitions -- 2. Scope of this Book -- I. A Survey of the Status Quo -- II. The Shape of Things to Come -- III. Conclusions and Outlook -- PART II: THE AUTONOMY OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW VERSUS INTERNATIONAL LAW AND COURTS -- 3. The Notion of Legal Autonomy -- I. The Legal Framework: The CJEU's Exclusive Jurisdiction -- II. Accession and Autonomy: Justifi ed Concerns or Much Ado about Nothing? -- III. The Union's Legal Autonomy and International Law -- 4. The EU and International Courts and Tribunals -- I. European Union Law at Risk: The CJEU and the EEA Court -- II. Competing Jurisdictions: The MOX Plant Case -- III. Legal Analysis -- 5. A Special Case: The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights -- I. The Convention and the EU: A View from Luxembourg -- II. Violations of the Convention by EU Law: The Strasbourg Perspective -- III. Opinion 2 -- 94: Obsolete Concerns or Autonomy at Risk? -- 6. The EU, International Law and International Courts: An Anticipating Assessment for Accession -- I. Lessons of the Past -- II. Questions for the Future -- PART III: THE ROAD FROM LUXEMBOURG TO STRASBOURG: RECONCILING ACCESSION AND AUTONOMY -- 7. The Status of the Accession Agreement and the Convention after Accession -- I. The Legal Basis: Article 218 TFEU and the Court of Justice -- II. The Need for an Accession Agreement -- III. The Status of the Convention and the Agreement in EU Law -- IV. Interim Conclusions -- 8. External Review by Strasbourg: A Hierarchy of Courts? -- I. External Review vs Autonomy: The Legal Issue Situated -- II. A Binding Interpretation of Union Law by Strasbourg? -- III. European Union Law in Violation of the Convention -- IV. Interim Conclusions -- 9. Individual Applications after Accession: Introducing the Co-Respondent Mechanism -- I. Individual Applications: Core of the Convention -- II. Identifying the Right Respondent after Accession -- III. Interim Conclusions -- 10. Inter-Party Cases after Accession -- I. Inter-State Cases: A Reminiscence of Westphalia -- II. The Internal Dimension: Luxembourg versus Strasbourg -- III. The External Dimension: The European Union as a Human Rights Litigator in Europe? -- IV. Interim Conclusions -- 11. The Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies and the Prior Involvement of the Luxembourg Court -- I. The 'Exhaustion Rule' after Accession -- II. Direct and Indirect Actions -- III. The Solution of the Draft Accession Agreement -- IV. Interim Conclusions -- PART IV: CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK -- 12. The Analytical Point of Departure: Revisiting and Answering the Research Question -- 13. The Prerequisites and Consequences of Accession: A Summary of Findings -- I. The Importance of the Autonomy Principle -- II. Legal Interfaces between Accession and Autonomy -- 14. Outlook and Future Perspectives