Review of the ultra vires act of the European Court of Justice - the Mangold/Honeywell case (2010) before the German Federal Constitutional Court Cover Image

Преиспитивање ultra vires акта Европског суда правде - случај Mangold/Honeywell (2010) пред немачким Савезним уставним судом
Review of the ultra vires act of the European Court of Justice - the Mangold/Honeywell case (2010) before the German Federal Constitutional Court

Author(s): Žaklina Novičić
Subject(s): Court case
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: Ultra vires;exceed one’s competences;prohibition of discrimination based on age;direct horizontal effect of EU directives and of general principles

Summary/Abstract: German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) published its long awaited decision in highly controversial Honeywell case (26.08.2010). The case concerned the question whether the European Court of Justice (ECJ) went beyond its competences in Mangold case (22.11.2005) and whether the FCC should, therefore, declares that the said decision of ECJ is an ultra vires act. The FCC confirmed a Mangold ruling by the ECJ, but also once again confirmed that it has the final say when it comes to ruling upon ultra vires acts of EU institutions.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 33-34
  • Page Range: 246-274
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Serbian