If you are aware of publications or have suggestions, I would be very interested.
One obvious effect could be cross-fertilization via the courts. As the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has been "inspired" at times by the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and even the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, courts in countries associated to the EU may be "inspired" by provisions of the Charter or even by interpretations given to those provisions by the ECJ. Is anyone aware of actual examples where this has already happened?
Are there other effects, maybe even more predictable ones, for example via the association agreements and/or the association councils? Can the EU put pressure on associated countries to follow progressive interpretations of the Charter in the protection of EU citizens in those third countries? Are there examples or discussions of such effects?
Thank you in advance!
See Agustin José Menendez, Exporting rights: The Charter of Fundamental Rights, membership and foreign policy of the European Union, available at: http://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/research/publications/arena-publications/workingpapers/working-papers2002/wp02_18.htm
Mahdi, the case is a good example of how the Charter can influence a judicial decision in the context of Schengen and Dublin. Thank you
For anyone interested - and able to read German - you can see how I dealt with the question in my presentation at Berne University. The Powerpoint was added to my publications under the title "The Impact - or Lack Thereof - of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on Switzerland, in Particular in the Context of Schengen and Dublin".
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