The (Judicial) Conflict over Conflict: From the Conflict between Social Rights and Economic Freedoms to the Conflict between Judges

Bonaventura, Gioia

Resumo:

The analysis carried out in “On the Cases of Conflict Between Social Rights and Economic Freedoms in the Jurisprudence of the EU Court of Justice” aims at highlighting the diachronic orientation that the Court of Justice of the European Union (henceforth: CJEU) tends to adopt in cases of conflicts between workers’ collective social rights’ and fundamental economic freedoms. Mr. Zezza claims that (i) the CJEU reaches decisions that “theoretically and practically subordinate social rights to economic freedoms”, thus determining a (ii) “functionalization” of rights for the objectives of the European Union (henceforth: EU). Moreover, (iii) he notes – albeit without further elaboration or without reaching some sort of conclusion – that according to the CJEU, Member States can apply their social protection systems and standards “only to the extent that they do not interfere with the pursuit of Community objectives, such as the creation and maintenance of a competitive internal common market”. (i) I would say that the Court of Justice attributing ‘greater weight’ to fundamental freedoms than to workers’ social rights is not really a shocking or unprecedented decision.

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DOI: 10.5151/9786555502688-25-comentario

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Como citar:

BONAVENTURA, Gioia; "The (Judicial) Conflict over Conflict: From the Conflict between Social Rights and Economic Freedoms to the Conflict between Judges", p. 577-584. PósDebate: 10 anos: grupo de debates da pós-graduação da Faculdade de Direito da USP. São Paulo: Blucher, 2025.
ISBN: 9786555502688, DOI 10.5151/9786555502688-25-comentario