by Leila Medina* INTRODUCTION Compared to the estimated age of our planet, which is 4.54 billion years, the anniversary of the Columbia Journal of European Law that we celebrate today may seem infinitely small. However, 30 years is the average time it takes for most trees to reach full maturity. I am therefore delighted to join you in celebrating this significant milestone, confident in the knowledge that the Columbia Journal of European Law has been nurturing the seeds for many passionate individuals in EU Law to grow with confidence and achieve their own maturity. Therefore, in my speech today, both […]
Vol 30, Issue 3
5 posts
by Pascal McDougall* ABSTRACT During the past fifteen years, many EU member states have been subject to “runs” whereby investors massively sell a country’s financial assets and trigger interest rate spikes that make the country’s debt explode. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the other EU institutions have done little to counter these debt crisis dynamics and, when they have helped indebted states, they have imposed gigantic fiscal contraction as a condition for aid. Unemployment has skyrocketed and left deep scars in the EU’s periphery. Defenders of the EU institutions’ crisis management have used arguments that are thoroughly legalized. They […]
by Federico Fabbrini* ABSTRACT The article compares the protection of human rights during the pandemic in the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.) by analyzing judicial review of Covid-19 measures. In particular, the article searched all available Covid-19-related rulings delivered between the start of the pandemic and 30 June 2023 by state and federal supreme courts in the U.S., and top national and supranational courts in the EU and developed an original dataset of over 300 cases. This provides the first-ever systematic analysis of judicial review of pandemic measures by apex courts in consolidated constitutional democracies. The article […]
by Antonio Aloisi* ABSTRACT The green and digital transitions are increasingly described as the “twin transition” in EU policy documents, social partners’ strategic plans and academic debates. However, the exact meaning of this term remains ambiguous, and the interconnections between these transitions are largely unexplored. This paper aims to clarify the motivations and pitfalls behind their “twinning” and assess where and how their convergence might be successful. It considers the socioeconomic risks, policy trade-offs and implications for the future of work. The analysis covers major EU employment and social policy developments concerning workers’ environmental and digital rights, as enshrined in […]
by Kayla Mathurin* & Stefanie Haller** ABSTRACT In an era marked by deepening geopolitical tensions, growing economic nationalism, and divergent regulatory paths, the transatlantic relationship between the United States and the European Union stands at a critical juncture. Long considered a cornerstone of the post-World War II international legal and political order, the US-EU partnership has traditionally been underpinned by shared liberal democratic values, open markets, and a mutual commitment to multilateralism and the rule of law. Yet recent developments from escalating trade disputes and regulatory clashes in the digital economy to diverging approaches in international arbitration and competition law […]