Why the EU Charter Matters - The Right to an Effective Remedy under Article 47

Abstract

This blog post argues that the most interesting aspect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights at the moment is its impact on remedies in national law. Almost 15 years since its entry into force, it is not unusual to meet domestic lawyers and judges who will voice doubts as to whether the Charter really matters in practice. Yet, through the right to an effective remedy under Article 47, the Charter opens up domestic law for new (or modified) remedies, thus placing national procedural autonomy under greater constraint than it was from the principles of effectiveness and equivalence.

Keywords

• Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union
• Constitutional Law
• ECJ
• EU
• EU
• EU Charta