scholarly journals Bioética y buen gobierno en la Union Europea

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Teresa López de la Vieja
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Citizenship ◽  
Charter Of Fundamental Rights ◽  
Bioethical Issues ◽  
Union Governance ◽  
Governance Transparency ◽  
Buenas Prácticas

RESUMENLa Carta de Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea contribuye a desarrollar la ciudadanía europea, basada en valores comunes, como la justicia y la dignidad. La Carta se refiere al consentimiento libre e informado en Medicina y Biología, prohibiendo la clonación reproductiva y las prácticas eugenesicas. El artículo considera el papel de los temas de Bioética en la expansión de los derechos de los ciudadanos; los debates recientes han demostrado que los derechos han de estar garantizados y, además, que las buenas practicas profesionales sólo pueden desarrollarse dentro de buenas instituciones. El artículo analiza el papel de los principios de gobernanza (transparencia, eficiencia, participación, rendición de cuentas), así como la relación interna entre éstos y la integración de las políticas publicas: las cuestiones de Bioética ejemplifican el proceso de «europeanización».PALABRAS CLAVEBIOÉTICA, UNIÓN EUROPEA, GOBERNANZA, BUENAS PRACTICAS, EUROPEANIZACIÓNABSTRACTThe Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union contributes to develop European citizenship based on common values like justice and dignity. The Charter refers to free and informed consent in Medicine and Biology, and prohibits reproductive cloning and eugenic practices. This article considers the role of bioethical topics in the expansion of citizens’ rights; in fact, recent debates not only have proved that rights have to be guaranteed but that good professional practice could only develop within good institutions. The article also analyzes the role of the principles of governance (transparency, efficiency, participation, accountability), and the internal relationship between these principles and the integration of social policies; bioethical issues could exemplify the process of Europeanization.KEY WORDSBIOETHICS, EUROPEAN UNION, GOVERNANCE, GOOD PRACTICES, EUROPEANIZATION

scholarly journals Obywatelstwo europejskie w świetle Karty Praw Podstawowych

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Rafał Wonicki
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
State Sovereignty ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Citizenship ◽  
The Status ◽  
Charter Of Fundamental Rights ◽  
The Ideal

The author posits a query regarding the nature of European citizenship as expressed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. What does the European citizenship consist of? In what manner does the European Union guarantee its citizens compliance with the rights inscribed in the Charter? The main objective, as seen by constitutionalists, political scientists and philosophers is to build a coherent set of rules, acceptable by all the states, which constitutes European citizenship, as well as the criteria for access to holding it, thereby simultaneously determining the status of particular groups of inhabitants of the European Union’s territory. The model underlying the provisions in respect of citizenship is aimed at a compromise, preserving the ideal of state sovereignty, and at avoiding the building of citizenship based on kinship, common territory, language or the sharing of a given ethnos. The objective of European citizenship is to create a supra-national awareness.

scholarly journals Theorizing an enhancement of the protection and of the justiciability of biorights in the European Union.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 204-249
Author(s):  
Simona Fanni
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Council Directive ◽  
European Court ◽  
Charter Of Fundamental Rights ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach ◽  
The Eu

The attention given to bioethics and biolaw has grown throughout the decades in the framework of the European Union, since the first steps were taken in the field of medical products, with the adoption of Council Directive 65/65/EEC. Moving from the EU Treaties, which provide the legal bases for bioethics and biorights as well as for some potentially competing principles and interests, as the four freedoms, this study adopts a human rights-based approach to biolaw and assesses the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the role of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (CFR) from this viewpoint. Comparison is made with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, for analysing viable paths of judicial dialogue and cross-fertilization as a response to the challenges posed by biolaw, in line with Article 52(3) of the CFR.

scholarly journals Justice in a time of crisis: the role of European courts as guardians of democracy

2019 ◽  
pp. 11-37
Author(s):  
Alessandra Silveira ◽  
Sophie Perez Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Socioeconomic Restructuring ◽  
Fiscal Restraint ◽  
Charter Of Fundamental Rights

Examining some recent examples from the Court of Justice of the European Union case law, this article intends to unravel the direction to which the European courts turn towards in times of crisis. The fiscal restraint and socioeconomic restructuring dictated by considerations of public debt reduction affect the daily lives of European citizens. However, the crisis and the austerity measures framed by Union law follow the new visibility that fundamental rights assumed in the integration process with the entry into force of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Therefore, in accordance to the moto proclaimed by Cunha Rodrigues, the crisis highlights the role of jurists and, in particular, the judges while guardians of democracy – understood as the safe exercise of fundamental rights. This paper therefore considers the transformative potential of the current crisis and its implications on the deepening of citizenship rights in the European Union.

scholarly journals The Best Interests of the Child in eu Family Reunification Law: A Plea for More Guidance on the Role of Article 24(2) Charter

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-218
Author(s):  
Mark Klaassen ◽  
Peter Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Family Reunification ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Charter Of Fundamental Rights ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
The Right

The best interests of the child should be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. This cornerstone of international children’s rights has been codified in Article 24(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In eu family reunification law, the best interests of the child are mentioned in Directive 2003/86/ec on the right to family reunification. However, in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, this concept is not systematically applied in the various types of family reunification cases. In this contribution it is argued that, although the contexts of family reunification cases may be different, from the perspective of the diverse international obligations of the Member States, it would be preferable if the Court systematically involved the best interests of the child concept in all family reunification cases.

scholarly journals Union citizenship as an instrument for the protection of rights and means of fostering cohesion among European citizens

2014 ◽  
pp. 38-44
Author(s):  
Maria Rosa Oliveira Tching
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
European Convention ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Union Law ◽  
Citizenship Status ◽  
European Citizenship ◽  
Union Citizenship ◽  
Charter Of Fundamental Rights ◽  
Economic Imbalances

In a European Union still ridden with social and economic imbalances, the author calls for greater convergence between citizenship and fundamental rights in order to make the European citizen a more complete being, enjoying rights resulting from the European citizenship status, including the rights enshrined in Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (non-discrimination, freedom of movement, residence, political and civic participation, diplomatic protection) and the rights listed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The author emphasizes the importance of the European citizenship status as an instrument of protection of rights and an element of cohesion among Union citizens – and, in this context, highlights the case law of the honoree Judge Cunha Rodrigues as a precursor to a new dimension of Union citizenship and the consequent widening of the scope of European Union law.

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