Jean Monnet Saar

Der EuGH und der EGMR – Lösung in Sicht für den EMRK-Beitritt der EU?

Dieser Beitrag untersucht, warum der erste Entwurf zum EU-Beitritt zur EMRK 2014 spektakulär am EuGH scheiterte und wie der neue Entwurf von 2023 versucht, diese zentralen Hürden auszuräumen. Zugleich zeigt er, weshalb das ungelöste GASP-Problem weiterhin den entscheidenden Stolperstein bildet und nun ein erneutes Gutachtenverfahren vor dem EuGH angestoßen wurde.

Environmental Due Diligence as a Precondition to Treaty Protection: Reframing International Investment Law Through Corporate Governance Norms

This article argues that environmental due diligence (EDD) should become a mandatory precondition for investment treaty protection. Drawing on the ICJ’s 2025 Climate Advisory Opinion, it calls for linking investor rights to environmental compliance reshaping international investment law into a framework of reciprocal responsibility aligned with global sustainability goals.

Rethinking Corporate Social Responsibility in Times of Armed Conflict

This contribution introduces the emerging concept of “geopolitical responsibility,” arguing that companies can actively shape or intensify international conflicts through their economic activities. It traces how existing soft law instruments, such as the UN Guiding Principles and OECD Guidelines, already call for heightened corporate due diligence in conflict-affected areas. Yet, binding frameworks like the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive overlook this geopolitical dimension, leaving a growing gap between theory and corporate practice.

Ist das Völkerrecht wirklich ohnmächtig?[1]

In Prof. Giegerichs neuem Beitrag, der auf seinen Vortrag im Rahmen der Veranstaltung „Die Ohnmacht des Völkerrechts – Die Rückkehr des Kriegs und der Menschheitsverbrechen“ in der Villa Lessing zurückgeht, widerspricht der Autor entschieden der Annahme, das Völkerrecht habe angesichts aktueller globaler Krisen seine Wirkungskraft verloren. Er zeigt, dass das Völkerrecht trotz struktureller Schwächen seit Jahrhunderten als Ordnungskraft besteht und sich in jeder großen Krise weiterentwickelt hat.

The Stateless Worker Problem: Linking Nationality Law Discrimination to EU Corporate Due Diligence

This contribution examines how gender-discriminatory nationality laws create stateless populations excluded from formal labor markets, revealing a major blind spot in corporate governance and due diligence frameworks. By linking this issue to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), it calls for expanding the directive’s scope to address nationality-based exclusion as a core human-rights risk.

12. Februar 2025 EGMR / Europäisches Völkerrecht

Watching Big Brother – Das EGMR-Urteil in den Rechtssachen Pietrzak und Bychawska-Siniarska u.a. gegen Polen

Der EGMR entschied im Fall Pietrzak und Bychawska-Siniarska gegen Polen, dass die polnischen Regelungen zur verdeckten Telekommunikationsüberwachung, der Vorratsdatenspeicherung und des Antiterrorgesetzes gegen Art. 8 EMRK verstoßen. Das Urteil setzt hohe Maßstäbe für staatliche Überwachungsmaßnahmen und könnte auch für das deutsche Recht Reformbedarf nach sich ziehen.

25. Januar 2025 Aktuelles / Saar Case Notes

Rechtsprechungsübersicht/Case Law Overview

Entdecken Sie die wichtigsten Entscheidungen der letzten Monate im Europarecht und Völkerrecht mit Europabezug – prägnant zusammengefasst und auf den Punkt gebracht. Interesse geweckt? Schicken Sie uns Ihre Saar Case Note zu einem der Urteile!

Discover the key judgements in European and international law relating to Europe from recent months – concise and to the point. Are you interested? Send us your Saar Case Note on one of the judgements!

23. Dezember 2024 Europarecht / Völker- und Europarecht

An example of EU cooperation – The EU inter-state and institutional cooperation for the annual fishery quotas adoption

In December 2024, the EU’s AGRIFISH Council finalized the fishing quotas for 2025. This Saar Brief spotlights a complex web of institutional and inter-state cooperation. The agreement balances sustainable fish stock recovery with the socio-economic needs of European fishermen, reflecting the EU’s commitment to responsible fisheries management. As the third-largest global fisheries producer, the EU faces challenges like overfishing, ecosystem changes, and socio-economic pressures. This shows the important role of collaboration in shaping a sustainable blue economy.

17. Dezember 2024 Aktuelles

Prof. Thomas Giegerich: The Rule of Law, Fundamental Rights, the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and the ECHR: Quartet of Constant Dissonance?

In his newest publication, Prof. Giegerich postulates that the jurisdiction over the CFSP remains limited, leaving parts of EU foreign policy beyond judicial review. This creates a rule-of-law blind spot that clashes with the EU’s fundamental values under Article 2 TEU. While EU accession to the ECHR may reduce this tension, only a Treaty revision can fully close the gap and restore the EU’s credibility as a rule-of-law champion.

16. Dezember 2024 EuGH / Europarecht / Saar Case Notes

Streamline of the applicable tests between Art. 101 and 102 TFEU on restrictions by effect – Analysis of CJEU Judgment C-606/23 “KIA autos”

In a landmark ruling on December 5, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified that sufficiently significant potential restrictive effects are enough to prove violations of Article 101 TFEU—no need for concrete proof of actual harm. The case, sparked by warranty-related restrictions imposed by Kia Auto in Latvia, aligns the assessment of “by effect” restrictions with the well-established “effects-based approach” under Article 102 TFEU.

11. Dezember 2024 EuGH / Europäisches Völkerrecht / Globaler Menschenrechtsschutz / Saar Case Notes

CJEU’s Landmark Ruling on the EU-Morocco Agreements: The Western Sahara and Front Polisario’s Bittersweet Victory

The CJEU’s Front Polisario II ruling annulled EU-Morocco trade agreements in Western Sahara, reaffirmed the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination and required their explicit consent for economic activities. It strengthened the legitimacy of the Front Polisario as their representative, but introduced a controversial ‚benefit test‘ for implied consent. Despite this legal victory, EU leaders remain committed to Morocco, highlighting the tension between law and politics.