Case C-341/05, Laval
C-341/05, Laval un
Partneri, judgment of 18 December
2007 ECR 2007 p. I-11767 http://curia.europa.eu/jurisp/cgi-bin/form.pl?lang=en&Submit=Rechercher&alldocs=alldocs&docj=docj&docop=docop&docor=docor&docjo=docjo&numaff=C-341/05&datefs=&datefe=&nomusuel=&domaine=&mots=&resmax=100
Identified should be:
● The parties of the case
● The subject of the case
● The structure of Free Movement cases:
-Element of
EU law
-Does the
case fall under EU free movement law?
-Which free
movement rights are restricted?
-Is the
restriction distinctive or indistinctive / discriminatory or
non-discriminatory?
-Is the
restriction justified?
-Is the
restriction proportionate?
-Is the
restriction necessary in a democratic society?
● What did the ECJ decide?
● Link to human rights in the case
● Importance of the case against the background of human rights’ protection
What were the values weighed by the ECJ?
In this case, was a restriction of a fundamental freedom of the EU justified by a fundamental right, or was it vice versa - a restriction of a fundamental right justified by a fundamental freedom of the EU?