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Judicial protection in the EFTA pillar of the EEA: Reconcilable with the enhanced status of fundamental rights in the EU post-Lisbon?

The EEA Agreement extends the EU internal market to Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. In these countries, judicial protection is provided by the EFTA Court. Questions arise, however, regarding the adequacy of this protection in light of the European Convention on Human Rights and EU Charter and how the EU can justify this (more) limited protection as rule of law promotor.

Date:1 Oct 2022 →  31 Oct 2022
Keywords:External human rights standards EU, Right to effective judicial protection, EFTA-Court, European Economic Area (EEA), Rule of law, EU external policy
Disciplines:European law, Human rights law, International law