Dužnost pokretanja prethodnog postupka u praksi Suda EU-a, ESLJP-a i nacionalnih ustavnih sudova

master's thesis

• Title (english): Duty to initiate the preliminary ruling procedure in the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU, ECtHR and national constitutional courts
• Author: Nina Marić
• Mentor: Davor Petrić (mentor)
• Committee member: Iris Goldner Lang (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Davor Petrić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nika Bačić Selanec (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (European Public Law); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-06-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

Institut prethodnog postupka ključan je mehanizam za osiguranje jedinstvenog tumačenja i primjene prava Europske unije koji omogućuje nacionalnim sudovima da zatraže smjernice od Suda Europske Unije kada smatraju da neka odredba nije valjana ili da odredba zahtijeva tumačenje Suda EU-a. Osim Suda EU-a, Europski sud za ljudska prava igra ključnu ulogu u zaštiti temeljnih prava pojedinaca u EU-u te ustavni sudovi koji djelujući na nacionalnoj razini imaju ulogu zaštite ljudskih prava i sloboda utvrđenih ustavima država članica. Nedavna sudska praksa je pokazala različite perspektive Suda EU-a i ESLJP-a u pogledu na institut prethodnog postupka, a posebno u vezi uloge pojedinaca u tom postupku. S jedne strane, pojedinci su tražili zaštitu njihovih prava preko Suda u Strasbourgu, dok im se s druge strane osigurala zaštita preko ustavnih sudova država članica. Cilj ovog rada je pružiti sveobuhvatnu analizu važnosti i značaja prethodnog postupka u europskom pravu kroz različite pristupe sudova, Suda EU-a, ESLJP-a te ustavnih sudova država članica s posebnim naglaskom na ulogu pojedinca u postupku kao i temeljnih prava koja se nastoje štiti kroz relevantnu sudsku praksu, a sve kako bi se osiguralo pravilno tumačenje i ujednačena primjena europskog prava.

Abstract (english)

The institute of the preliminary ruling procedure is a crucial mechanism for ensuring a uniform interpretation and application of European Union law, enabling national courts to seek guidance from the Court of Justice of the European Union when they believe that a provision is invalid or requires interpretation by the Court of Justice of the EU. In addition to it, the European Court of Human Rights plays a key role in protecting the fundamental rights of individuals in the EU, as do constitutional courts that operate at the national level and safeguard the human rights and freedoms enshrined in the constitutions of member states. Recent case law has revealed different perspectives between the Court of Justice of the EU and the ECtHR regarding the institute of the preliminary ruling procedure, particularly concerning the role of individuals in that procedure. On one hand, individuals have sought protection of their rights through the ECtHR, while on the other hand, they have been ensured protection through the constitutional courts of member states. The aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the importance and significance of the preliminary ruling procedure in European law through various approaches taken by the courts, namely the Court of Justice of the EU, the ECtHR, and the constitutional courts of member states, with a particular emphasis on the role of the individual in the procedure, as well as the fundamental rights sought to be protected through relevant case law, all in order to ensure a proper interpretation and consistent application of European law.

• Keywords: prethodni postupak; članak 267(3) UFEU-a; obveza upućivanja prethodnog pitanja; uloga pojedinca u prethodnom postupku; Europski sud za ljudska prava; ustavni sudovi država članica
• Keywords (english): preliminary ruling procedure; Article 267(3) TFEU; obligation to refer; role of the individual in the preliminary procedure; Court of Justice of the EU; ECtHR; constitutional courts of the member states
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:173775
• 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
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-06-16 09:39:53