ZEuS Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien

The rule of law which mandates that all persons and authorities within the state are bound by the law, plays a role in every part of our society, which includes recreational and professional sport. This article addresses the different layers of the...

The relationship between the rule of law and international investment law and arbitration was the focus of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on “Rule of Law and International Investment Law”. From 2016 to 2024, this committee...

The rule of law defect in the Treaties caused by the jurisdictional carve-out in Art. 24(1) subpara. 2 last sentence TEU and Art. 275 TFEU regarding the CFSP can be fully rectified only by an ordinary Treaty revision pursuant to Art. 48 TEU. While...

More than 30 years ago, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ” or “Court”) adopted its famous decision in Keck. While the debate about the state of market jurisprudence has not caught much attention in recent years, discrepancies between Keck...

On 18 September 2023, Ukraine initiated proceedings against Poland, Hungary and the Slovak Republic under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding. This came in response to bans on Ukrainian grain imports which the three EU Member States had...

The purpose of this article is to comprehend how and to which extent the EU Pay Transparency Directive ensures the protection of the right to equal pay for men and women and how effective it is in addressing the Gender Pay Gap. Firstly, the analysis...

Although the European system for the protection of human rights still does not explicitly recognize the right to a healthy environment as a human right, in recent decades, there has been an increasing trend of using the European Convention for the...

The article recalls the evolution and content of Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Chapters in EU Free Trade Agreements. They usually contain commitments of both parties to exercise their domestic law without undermining labour and...