Case C-36/02, Omega
C-36/02, Omega,
judgment of 14 October 2004 ECR 2004 p. I-9609 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-36/02&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 CJEU in this case?
Note that in this case, the ECJ
balances values in German constitution (human dignity) and fundamental
freedoms of the EU. Thus, a clear line of development may be observed, compared to the referred earlier case 1/58, Stork.