Still lost in space?

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Still lost in space?
Why the Lisbon Treaty does not help to guide
individuals in search of an effective enforcement
of fundamental rights Agata Capik, Franziska
Boehm
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The pluralism of sources on the example of
European Data Protection rules. Franziska
Boehm, Agata Capik
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Questions

• Are there some "hidden spaces" left?
• What exactly does the Treaty of Lisbon change in
  the fundamental rights system of the EU?
• Franziska Boehm, Agata Capik

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I. General legal framework
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II. First Pillar and Police and Judicial
Cooperation measures
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III. The Schengen Information System (SIS I II)
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IV. Flight Passenger Data
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V. Preliminary Result

• Spaces left in protection system, i.e., no
  harmonised fundamental rights system up to now ?
  harmonisation is necessary.
• The different applicable intruments,each with its
  different binding force, lead to a confusing
  situation.
• The existing protection framework should remain
  applicable, when specific legislation is
  developed.

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Does the Reform Treaty help?

• Formal changes
• Legal status of the Charter
• Historical review
• Comparison to the current provisions
• Substantial changes
• Efficient enforcement?
• ECJ competences and limitations
• Opt-out-measures

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Formal point of (re)view

• Primary law status given to the Charter
• Single European Act
• Maastricht
• Amsterdam
• Nice
• Laeken

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Formal point of (re)view

• Comparision with current provisions
• Current Art. 6 EU versus upcoming wording of the
  provisions Art. 6 EU
• Sources for protection
• - General principles,
• - ECHR and
• - the Charter

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Substantial point of (re)view

• Current Enforcement possibilities of the
  fundamental ritghs
• Current position of the ECJ
• Compatibility with the Community law or
  protection of individuals?
• Relation between ECJ and ECtHR

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Substantial point of (re)view

• Enhanced competences in JHA
• Locus standi in action for anulment
• The right to the effective remedy in the Charter
  and strict admisibility conditions
• Opt-out-measures PL - UK

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Substantial point of (re)view

• Conclusions
• Primary law status of the Charter brings no
  changes alone
• In conjuction with substantial changes of the
  enforcement rules Changes within the protection
  of fundamental rights system only under certain
  conditions

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Still lost in Space

• Final conclusions
• - Missed oportunity to build the efficient and
  unified fundamental rights protection system
• confusing pluralism of sources applicable in the
  different areas of law still remains
• Incoherent provisions related to the ECJ
  competences and locus standi of individuals