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This book employs an innovative approach to explore the topic of flexicurity and related changes in the working world, the importance of which for the overall economic and social development is gradually being recognised. It focuses on the changing nature of work and its impact on EU law and national labour and social security laws. Though the transformation of regulatory and institutional frameworks of labour relations follows different patterns in different EU Member States, it is nevertheless a common phenomenon that offers an excellent opportunity for mutual learning experiences and comparing notes on best practices. Taking these ideas as a starting point, the book presents a collection of research on various aspects and implications of changing labour relations in the EU Member States. The opening chapters address the internal market dimension of the transformation of employment relations by investigating how social dumping, integration of migrant workers, and cross-border mergers influence national labour policies and laws. The book further analyses linguistic and terminological challenges in the field of labour law in the EU's multi-lingual legal environment. Subsequent chapters cover various theoretical and practical issues, such as the impact of chain-liability regulatory models on the legal situation of workers in subcontracting networks, and modern work arrangements in the collaborative or 'gig' economy. Other chapters are dedicated to issues of jurisdiction and law applicable to individual employment contracts, as well as alternative resolution mechanisms in labour disputes. The next section offers fresh insights on and a critical overview of the well-known Danish and Dutch models of flexicurity, often cited as role models for reforms of labour markets in other EU Member States. Three individual chapters investigate specific aspects of flexicurity in Croatia, in terms of individual dismissals, life-long learning and the impact of non-standard employment on future pension entitlements. One paper explores temporary agency work in Germany as an important instrument of flexicurity, while another discusses various forms of work used in Slovenia in the context of flexibilization of work relations. Many challenges still lie ahead, and the primary aim of this book is to provide a solid basis for informed future discussions.--

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- New Europe-Old Values? Reform and Perseverance. Can Roman Legal Tradition Play a Role of Identity Factor Towards a New Europe? -- 1 The Question: What Is Europe Today? -- 2 Democracy and Freedom -- 3 The Minimum Core of Roman Principles Identifying European Private Law -- 3.1 Persona -- 3.2 Dominium -- 3.3 Obligation -- 3.4 Contract -- 3.5 Inheritance -- 4 Conclusive Remarks -- References -- One Law, One Court and Human Rights -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Two Courts, Two Human Rights Systems -- 3 The Accession Agreement of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights -- 4 Draft Accession Agreement on the Accession of the European Union to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fu... -- 4.1 Scope of the Accession -- 4.2 Co-respondent Procedure -- 4.3 Inter-State Cases -- 4.4 Interpretation of Articles 35 and 55 of the Convention -- 4.5 Election of Judges -- 4.6 Work in the Committee of Ministers -- 4.7 Participation in Expenditures -- 4.8 Entry into Force -- 5 Responses to the Draft Accession Agreement -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Articles -- Web -- Legal Sources -- Case-Law -- ECHR: -- European Case Law on Asylum Matters: Interrelation and Interdependence of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of ... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: A Bridge Between the Council of Europe and the Europ... -- 3 The So-Called Dublin System: A Nexus Between the ECHR and the CJEU in the Field of Asylum Law -- 4 Selected Case Law in the Field of Asylum: Dublin Cases -- 4.1 ECHR Asylum Case Law -- 4.1.1 M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece (2011) -- 4.1.2 T. I. v. the United Kingdom and K. R. S. v. the United Kingdom -- 4.1.3 Mohammed Hussein and Others v. the Netherlands and Italy -- 4.1.4 Mohammed v. Austria.

This book explores the reactions to Europeanization and globalization in times of economic distress, including the transformation of European values in national legal cultures. The authors explore how European values, tradition and new legal challenges interconnect and dictate the paths of transition between old and new Europe. The first chapter starts with a question: can Roman Legal Tradition play a role of identity factor towards a New Europe? Can it be considered as a general value identifying new Europe, built on a minimum core of principles - persona, dominum, obligation, contract and inheritance - composing the whole European private law tradition? Subsequent chapters attempt to provide possible responses to the question: what is Europe today? The answers diverge, depending on the research area. The inherent dichotomy of human rights protection in Europe and the concept of 'one law, one court' are investigated in the second chapter, whereas the third chapter focuses on asylum and the interrelation and interdependence of the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights. The next three chapters concentrate on matters of equal treatment and non-discrimination. The first contribution in this part reflects on the crisis and methodological and conceptual issues faced by modern anti-discrimination law. It is followed by a specific analysis of the empowerment of women or gender-balancing in company boards. The third contribution reveals the impact of the Croatian anti-discrimination law on private law relations. The next chapter deals with the issue of social rights in Croatia and the method of their regulation in the context of the new European values. The immense challenges posed by the market integration imperative and democratic transition have brought about different reactions in the national legal systems and legal cultures of both old and new Member States. As such, Europe has effectively been reunited, but what about the convergence of national legal cultures? This is the focal point of the remaining chapters, which focus on various issues, from internal market, competition law, consumer welfare, liberalization of network industries to the EU capital market. The magnitude of EU activity in these areas offers conclusive evidence that old and new paradigms are evolving and shaping the future of the EU.