Clash of the titans: the impact of weiss on the future of judicial conflicts in the eu

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Sudar titana: utjecaj odluke u predmetu Weiss na budućnost sudskih sukoba u Europskoj uniji
• Author: Luka Orešković
• Mentor: Iris Goldner Lang (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (European Public Law); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

Rad se bavi nedavnim odlukama Weiss/PSPP Suda Europske unije i Saveznog ustavnog suda SR Njemačke, pri čemu se one pokušavaju staviti u kontekst prethodnih sukoba između ta dva suda. Sudska praksa njemačkog Saveznog ustavnog suda proučava se kroz perspektivu tri različite vrste kontrole koje je razvio: kontrola temeljnih prava, ultra vires kontrola i kontrola ustavnog identiteta. Zatim se daje detaljna analiza predmeta Weiss i PSPP kako bi se razumjele posljedice prvog slučaja u kojem je njemački Savezni ustavni sud službeno izvršio svoju prethodno proklamirane nadležnost i proglasio odluke Suda i ESB-a kao ultra vires, podrivajući temeljna načela pravnog poretka EU-a. Takvo bi postupanje moglo dovesti do znatnih promjena u postojećim mehanizmima rješavanja sporova između najviših sudova EU-a i nacionalnih pravnih poredaka. Naposljetku, o budućnosti pravosudnih sukoba raspravlja se analizom Weiler/Sarmiento modela i sustavom (odnosno nepostojanjem sustava) rješavanja sukoba trenutno na snazi. U zaključku se ističe da bi upravo odluke Weiss/PSPP mogle biti one koje konačno potaknu dugo potrebno rješenje.

Abstract (english)

The paper deals with the recent Weiss/PSPP decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the German Federal Constitutional Court, attempting to contextualise these decisions within previous conflicts between these two courts. The FCC’s case law is studied through the perspective of three different types of reviews it developed: fundamental rights review, ultra vires review and constitutional identity review. Then, a detailed analysis of the Weiss and PSPP cases is given in order to understand the repercussions of the first case in which the FCC officially exercised its proclaimed competences and declared the CJEU and ECB’s decisions as ultra vires, undermining fundamental principles of the EU legal order. This act could potentially lead to significant changes in current mechanisms of resolving disputes between the highest courts of the EU and national legal orders. Finally, the future of judicial conflicts is discussed through the analysis of the Weiler/Sarmiento model and the system (or lack of system) of resolving the conflicts currently in place. The paper concludes by highlighting that the Weiss/PSPP decisions could very well be those that finally stimulate a long-needed solution.

• Keywords: sukobi između sudova; Savezni ustavni sud SR Njemačke; sudska kontrola; gospodarska suradnja; Weiss; PSPP.
• Keywords (english): judicial conflicts; Bundesverfassungsgericht; judicial review; economic cooperation; Weiss; PSPP.
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:547371
• Study programme: Title: Law; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra prava (magistar/magistra prava)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-09-14 10:39:36