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NEBs and the CJEU

ROBIN ALLEN QC

CLOISTERS

HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF NEBs ADDING VALUE

MARSHALL JÄMO

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NEBs BECOME PART OF THE EQUALITY LANDSCAPE

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European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia

Vienna conference Commission Proposals

THE ROLE OF THE CJEU

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DIFFERENT KINDS OF CASES Article 267 Staff Cases Other cases

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THE ROLE OF THE CJEU IN ARTICLE 267 CASES to ensure that European Union law is

applied uniformly by national courts to preserve the unity of the European

Union legal order to ensure co-operation between the courts

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ACTE CLAIR

If acte clair no need for a reference If reference made not relevant that it could

be argued to be acte clair Special obligations on final courts of

appeal

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FOUR EXAMPLES

Chacón Navas Coleman Cadman Firma Feryn

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CHACÓN NAVAS

The concept of disability

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COLEMAN

Associative discrimination

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CADMAN

The scheme of the Equal Pay legislation

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FIRMA FERYN

Enforcement where no victim identified

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FOUR KEY POINTS

A didactic role teaching the Court A regulatory role setting the norm for the

whole of the Union A role where no other person or body able

or ready to enforce the law An innovative role taking cases that

extend the protection in Union law

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NEBs and the CJEU

ROBIN ALLEN QC

CLOISTERS