The contribution of the Court of Justice to the codification of the founding values of the European Union

The road to the developing constitutional identity for the European Union (EU) culminated in the formal identification of the principles enshrined in former Article 6 TEU as founding values, first in terms of Article I-2 of the defunct Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and eventually in...

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Main Author: Nicolosi, Salvatore Fabio
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Published: Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales (España) 2015
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Source:Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo, ISSN 1138-4026, Año nº 19, Nº 51, 2015, pags. 613-643
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Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo, ISSN 1138-4026, Año nº 19, Nº 51, 2015, pags. 613-643
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EU founding values
EU Constitutionalism
Fundamental rights
jurisprudential interpretation
human dignity
freedom
equality
rule of law
democracy
Valores fundacionales
constitucionalismo europeo
derechos fundamentales
interpretación jurisprudencial
dignidad humana
libertad
igualdad
Estado de derecho
democracia
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EU founding values
EU Constitutionalism
Fundamental rights
jurisprudential interpretation
human dignity
freedom
equality
rule of law
democracy
Valores fundacionales
constitucionalismo europeo
derechos fundamentales
interpretación jurisprudencial
dignidad humana
libertad
igualdad
Estado de derecho
democracia
Nicolosi, Salvatore Fabio
The contribution of the Court of Justice to the codification of the founding values of the European Union
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The road to the developing constitutional identity for the European Union (EU) culminated in the formal identification of the principles enshrined in former Article 6 TEU as founding values, first in terms of Article I-2 of the defunct Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and eventually in Article 2 TEU, as introduced by the Lisbon treaty. Moving from this assumption, the research is aimed at investigating the scope of new Article 2 TEU from a case law perspective, paying attention to the contribution of the EU Court of Justice to the definition of each value. First of all, it will be underscored that, unlike the previous wording, the new provision clarifies and deepens the catalogue of fundamental values, adding a reference to human dignity and equality and inserting a specific reference to the rights of persons longing to minorities. Secondly, it will be argued that, although a precise definition of each founding value is not easy, a valuable contribution to their interpretation may be found in the case law issued by the EU Court of Justice, which on several occasions made reference to the values of the EU.
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The contribution of the Court of Justice to the codification of the founding values of the European Union
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00010248352019-02-23The contribution of the Court of Justice to the codification of the founding values of the European UnionNicolosi, Salvatore FabioEU founding valuesEU ConstitutionalismFundamental rightsjurisprudential interpretationhuman dignityfreedomequalityrule of lawdemocracyValores fundacionalesconstitucionalismo europeoderechos fundamentalesinterpretación jurisprudencialdignidad humanalibertadigualdadEstado de derechodemocraciaThe road to the developing constitutional identity for the European Union (EU) culminated in the formal identification of the principles enshrined in former Article 6 TEU as founding values, first in terms of Article I-2 of the defunct Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and eventually in Article 2 TEU, as introduced by the Lisbon treaty. Moving from this assumption, the research is aimed at investigating the scope of new Article 2 TEU from a case law perspective, paying attention to the contribution of the EU Court of Justice to the definition of each value. First of all, it will be underscored that, unlike the previous wording, the new provision clarifies and deepens the catalogue of fundamental values, adding a reference to human dignity and equality and inserting a specific reference to the rights of persons longing to minorities. Secondly, it will be argued that, although a precise definition of each founding value is not easy, a valuable contribution to their interpretation may be found in the case law issued by the EU Court of Justice, which on several occasions made reference to the values of the EU.El camino hacia el desarrollo de una identidad constitucional de la UE culminó con la identificación formal de los principios consagrados en el antiguo artículo 6 TUE como valores fundacionales, primero en el artículo I-2 del fallido Tratado por el que se establece una Constitución para Europa y, finalmente, en el nuevo artículo 2 TUE, introducido por el Tratado de Lisboa. Partiendo de esta base, la investigación está dirigida a analizar el alcance del nuevo artículo 2 del TUE desde una perspectiva jurisprudencial, prestando atención a la contribución del Tribunal de Justicia de la UE a la definición de cada valor. En primer lugar, se subraya que, a diferencia de la redacción anterior, la nueva disposición aclara y profundiza el catálogo de los valores fundamentales, añadiendo una referencia a la dignidad humana y a la igualdad e insertando una referencia específica a los derechos de las personas pertenecientes a minorías. En segundo lugar, a pesar de que una definición precisa de cada valor fundamental no es fácil, se argumenta que una valiosa contribución a su interpretación puede encontrarse en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la UE, que en varias ocasiones hace referencia a los valores de la UE.Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales (España)2015text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5193253(Revista) ISSN 1138-4026Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo, ISSN 1138-4026, Año nº 19, Nº 51, 2015, pags. 613-643engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI