Luxembourg (Constitution and EU integration)

in Griller, Stefan; Papadopoulou, Lina; Puff, Roman (Eds.) National Constitutions and EU Integration (2022)

The reintroduction of internal EU border controls: a disproportionate, ineffective and illegal instrument of combating the pandemic

in Utrilla, Dolores; Shabbir, Anjum (Eds.) EU Law in times of pandemic. The EU's legal response to COVID 19 (2021)

La réintroduction de contrôles aux frontières intérieures de l’UE pour lutter contre la pandémie : un moyen disproportionné, inefficace et illégal

in Actes de l'Institut Grand-Ducal, Section sciences morales et politiques (2021)

Gerichtliche Kontrolle verbessern

Article for general public (2020)

La défense des Droits et Libertés fondamentaux au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Rôle, contribution respective et concertation des organes impliqués

Book published by Larcier (2020)

Le Grand-Duché est candidat pour un siège au Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies. La question de la défense des droits et libertés se pose donc au plan national. Le Gouvernement a adopté son ... [more ▼]

Le Grand-Duché est candidat pour un siège au Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies. La question de la défense des droits et libertés se pose donc au plan national. Le Gouvernement a adopté son Plan d’Action National pour la mise en oeuvre des Principes directeurs des Nations Unies relatifs aux entreprises et aux droits de l’homme. La révision constitutionnelle, en chantier depuis 2009, marque cependant un arrêt. L’espoir de disposer, dès 2020, d’un chapitre rénové relatif aux droits et libertés s’est éloigné. Le rôle actif des institutions locales des droits de l’homme mérite d’être tiré de l’ombre. Leur regroupement en un lieu unique, appelé « Maison des Droits de l’Homme » (Mënscherechthaus), permettra de remédier à leur fragmentation. Il a paru salutaire de dresser un bilan de la défense des droits humains en s’intéressant aux rôles respectifs et à la concertation des acteurs nationaux et européens. Le présent ouvrage reprend les travaux d’une conférence qui s’est tenue à l’Université le 16 décembre 2019. Il agrège les contributions actualisées d’éminents universitaires, magistrats, avocats et défenseurs des droits de l’homme. Complété d’un riche matériel de référence, l’ouvrage renouvelle la réflexion sur la défense concrète des droits humains et devrait interpeller, au-delà des cercles initiés, tout(e) citoyen(ne) intéressé(e). [less ▲]

Les droits des citoyens européens face au retrait d’un État membre. Faut-il réviser l’article 50 TUE ?

in Revue de l'Union Européenne (2020)

Luxembourg - The Constitution of Luxembourg in the Context of EU and International Law as ‘Higher Law’

in Bardutzky, Samo; Albi, Anneli (Eds.) National constitutions in European and Global Governance: Democracy, Rights, the rule of law (2019)

Are octroyed constitutions of the 19th century to be considered as 'imposed constitutions'?

in Contiades, Xenophon; Albert, Richard; Fotiadou, Alkmene (Eds.) The Law and Legitimacy of Imposed Constitutions (2018, November)

The paper considers ‘octroyed’, ‘conceded’ or ‘granted’ constitutions of 19th century Europe whose common roots are to be found in the French ‘Charte constitutionnelle’ of 1814. These Charters stem from a ... [more ▼]

The paper considers ‘octroyed’, ‘conceded’ or ‘granted’ constitutions of 19th century Europe whose common roots are to be found in the French ‘Charte constitutionnelle’ of 1814. These Charters stem from a paternalistic process of domestic constitution-making engaged unilaterally by a monarch possessing the de facto constituent power and exercising it without the direct involvement of a body representing the people. Such octroyed constitutions, which are of course to be opposed to democratically established ones, show nevertheless a number of specific characteristics which distinguish them also from ‘imposed constitutions’ in the usual sense. The expression ‘constitutional octroy’ should not be used as a synonym for any process leading to an ‘imposed Constitution’. The contribution aims to develop and to validate or invalidate the value of a series of distinctive criteria and possible elements of a definition of ‘octroyed’ or ‘granted’ constitutions in order to underline their specificity. [less ▲]

Les 20 ans de la Cour Constitutionnelle: trop jeune pour mourir?

Book published by Pasicrisie luxembourgeoise (2018)

Celebrating 20 years of existence of the court, the volume evaluates the past and future of the constitutional court of Luxembourg. The first part is dedicated to the achievements of 20 years os case law ... [more ▼]

Celebrating 20 years of existence of the court, the volume evaluates the past and future of the constitutional court of Luxembourg. The first part is dedicated to the achievements of 20 years os case law. The second part focuses on the question whether the constitutional court should be replaced by a supreme court as it was suggested by a government proposal. [less ▲]

Luxembourg's Constitution and EU Integration

in Griller, Stefan; Claes, Monica; Papadopoulou, Lina (Eds.) Member States' Constitutions and EU Integration (2018)

Luxembourg is a well-integrated member state whose EU membership relies however on poorly developed constitutional foundations. This is yet to be changed by a major constitutional overhaul that is ... [more ▼]

Luxembourg is a well-integrated member state whose EU membership relies however on poorly developed constitutional foundations. This is yet to be changed by a major constitutional overhaul that is expected to come to an end in 2018. Three patterns must be born in mind to understand the country’s constitutional culture: the Constitution had been somewhat forgotten, its political system functions according to the idea of a ‘consensus democracy’ and its leading political principle is pragmatism. The only limit to further steps of EU integration is the requirement of a 2/3 majority within Parliament in order to approve any competence transferring treaty. I the pure monistic tradition the domestic legal order is conceived in a way to avoid conflicts with international or EU law. EU norms enjoy full primacy even vis-à-vis constitutional rules. [less ▲]