In times of economic crisis, and even more during recessions, social rights are particularly exposed to a loss of effectiveness. The 50th anniversary of the European Social Charter (1961-2011) represented a special occasion to evaluate the implementation of such rights by national institutions. In this context, the paper addresses the question of the role of the European Committee of Social Rights in strengthening the commitment of the Member States to protect and develop social rights, in accordance to the accepted provisions of the Charter and its Protocols. The essay also suggests that Committee’s relevant achievements could be further improved by connecting its quasi-judicialactivity to the ongoing interactions among other parallel European and national judicial bodies. The “better protection” clauses, by which European Charters of rights and several national Constitutions open to the respective guarantees (as a reÀex of higher common values), offer the ideal ground for a multilevel, subsidiarity-based judicial protection, which may support – although never replace – the necessary legislative enactments and the democratic policy-making process.
In tempo di crisi, e specie durante le fasi di recessione, i diritti sociali rischiano più di altri una crisi di effettività. Il 50° anniversario della Carta sociale europea (1961-2011) rappresenta allora una speciale occasione per fare il punto sul livello di protezione assicurato a tali diritti dalle istituzioni nazionali. Il lavoro si concentra in particolare sul ruolo e le potenzialità del Comitato europeo dei diritti sociali, alla luce delle fruttuose connessioni con le altre istanze giurisdizionali (europee e nazionali) di tutela dei diritti, rese possibili dal principio di "protezione più elevata".
Per i cinquant’anni della Carta sociale europea / Panzera, Claudio. - In: LEX SOCIAL. - ISSN 2174-6419. - 3:1(2013), pp. 41-58.
Per i cinquant’anni della Carta sociale europea
PANZERA, Claudio
2013-01-01
Abstract
In times of economic crisis, and even more during recessions, social rights are particularly exposed to a loss of effectiveness. The 50th anniversary of the European Social Charter (1961-2011) represented a special occasion to evaluate the implementation of such rights by national institutions. In this context, the paper addresses the question of the role of the European Committee of Social Rights in strengthening the commitment of the Member States to protect and develop social rights, in accordance to the accepted provisions of the Charter and its Protocols. The essay also suggests that Committee’s relevant achievements could be further improved by connecting its quasi-judicialactivity to the ongoing interactions among other parallel European and national judicial bodies. The “better protection” clauses, by which European Charters of rights and several national Constitutions open to the respective guarantees (as a reÀex of higher common values), offer the ideal ground for a multilevel, subsidiarity-based judicial protection, which may support – although never replace – the necessary legislative enactments and the democratic policy-making process.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.