Human Rights in Private Law
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,Week 1: Introduction 4
Class 4
H. Collins 6
Chantal Mak 8
Bürgschafts-Case 9
Week 2: Human Dignity 10
Class 10
M.R. Marella 12
J. Waldron 16
Case C-36/02, CJEU Omega and the Opinion of Advocate General Stix-Hackl 19
UN Human Rights Committee, Communication No. 854/1999, Wackenheim v. France 19
Week 3: Climate Change 22
Class 23
Monika Hinteregger 26
B. Mayer 30
L.E. Burgers 33
District court of The Hague 26 May 2021, Milieudefensie v Shell 34
Week 4: Employment 36
Class 36
E. Frantziou 43
M. Manfredi 47
E. Howard 50
CJEU Kücükdeveci 51
CJEU Bauer and Broßonn 52
CJEU Wabe and Müller 53
Week 5: Private enforcement of non-discrimination 55
Class 55
S. De Rey and P. Foubert 63
R. Iordache and I. Ionescu 66
J. Ringelheim 69
CJEU C-104/10 Patrick Kelly v National University of Ireland 72
CJEU C-415/10 Galina Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH 73
CJEU C-81/12 Asociaţia Accept v Consiliul Naţional pentru Combaterea Discriminării 74
CJEU C-30/19 Diskrimineringsombudsmannen v Braathens Regional Aviation AB and
conclusion by Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe 75
Week 6: Housing 76
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, Class 76
I. Domurath and C. Mak 79
M. Sarigiannidis and I. Pervou 85
ECtHR Yordanova and others v. Bulgaria 87
ECtHR Vrzic v. Croatia 88
ECtHR Nobel and others v. The Netherlands 89
ECtHR Lindheim and others v. Norway 89
Week 7: Surrogacy 91
Class 91
I. van Beers/Bosch 93
Conclusion from this text: A Legal-Ethical Analysis of the Rise of Pre-Conception Authorization
of Surrogacy Agreements 96
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, Week 1: Introduction
During the rst week, we will study the outlines and main characteristics of the eld of human
rights and private law. On the basis of Collins’ and Mak’s introductory texts, a number of
questions will be elaborated. These questions will form the basis for the further study of cases
and literature in the coming weeks.
The questions that will be addressed in the course as a whole include:
• Which (types of) human rights may have an impact on private-legal relationships?
• What justi cations may be given for the application of these rights in private law?
• Through which techniques can human rights impact private law?
• How do European human rights a ect (national) private-legal cases?
• Which actors are involved and in which institutional settings do they act?
• To what extent and how does the application of human rights in private law re ect legal-
political choices?
• Which legal-political models may guide our analysis?
• What place do these models and the law give to human dignity, as a fundamental value or
principle underlying human rights and private law?
• Which theoretical view on human rights and private law do you nd most convincing and
why?
Class
De nitions
- Human rights
• European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
• EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (ECFR)
• national constitutional rights
- Private law
• contract, tort, property
• national laws and relevant EU and international law
Debate
Private autonomy Public interest
Judiciary legislature
Subordination of private law to constitutional law
Techniques
- direct vertical e ect
- direct horizontal e ect
- indirect horizontal e ect
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,Week 1: Introduction 4
Class 4
H. Collins 6
Chantal Mak 8
Bürgschafts-Case 9
Week 2: Human Dignity 10
Class 10
M.R. Marella 12
J. Waldron 16
Case C-36/02, CJEU Omega and the Opinion of Advocate General Stix-Hackl 19
UN Human Rights Committee, Communication No. 854/1999, Wackenheim v. France 19
Week 3: Climate Change 22
Class 23
Monika Hinteregger 26
B. Mayer 30
L.E. Burgers 33
District court of The Hague 26 May 2021, Milieudefensie v Shell 34
Week 4: Employment 36
Class 36
E. Frantziou 43
M. Manfredi 47
E. Howard 50
CJEU Kücükdeveci 51
CJEU Bauer and Broßonn 52
CJEU Wabe and Müller 53
Week 5: Private enforcement of non-discrimination 55
Class 55
S. De Rey and P. Foubert 63
R. Iordache and I. Ionescu 66
J. Ringelheim 69
CJEU C-104/10 Patrick Kelly v National University of Ireland 72
CJEU C-415/10 Galina Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH 73
CJEU C-81/12 Asociaţia Accept v Consiliul Naţional pentru Combaterea Discriminării 74
CJEU C-30/19 Diskrimineringsombudsmannen v Braathens Regional Aviation AB and
conclusion by Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe 75
Week 6: Housing 76
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, Class 76
I. Domurath and C. Mak 79
M. Sarigiannidis and I. Pervou 85
ECtHR Yordanova and others v. Bulgaria 87
ECtHR Vrzic v. Croatia 88
ECtHR Nobel and others v. The Netherlands 89
ECtHR Lindheim and others v. Norway 89
Week 7: Surrogacy 91
Class 91
I. van Beers/Bosch 93
Conclusion from this text: A Legal-Ethical Analysis of the Rise of Pre-Conception Authorization
of Surrogacy Agreements 96
3 von 97
, Week 1: Introduction
During the rst week, we will study the outlines and main characteristics of the eld of human
rights and private law. On the basis of Collins’ and Mak’s introductory texts, a number of
questions will be elaborated. These questions will form the basis for the further study of cases
and literature in the coming weeks.
The questions that will be addressed in the course as a whole include:
• Which (types of) human rights may have an impact on private-legal relationships?
• What justi cations may be given for the application of these rights in private law?
• Through which techniques can human rights impact private law?
• How do European human rights a ect (national) private-legal cases?
• Which actors are involved and in which institutional settings do they act?
• To what extent and how does the application of human rights in private law re ect legal-
political choices?
• Which legal-political models may guide our analysis?
• What place do these models and the law give to human dignity, as a fundamental value or
principle underlying human rights and private law?
• Which theoretical view on human rights and private law do you nd most convincing and
why?
Class
De nitions
- Human rights
• European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
• EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (ECFR)
• national constitutional rights
- Private law
• contract, tort, property
• national laws and relevant EU and international law
Debate
Private autonomy Public interest
Judiciary legislature
Subordination of private law to constitutional law
Techniques
- direct vertical e ect
- direct horizontal e ect
- indirect horizontal e ect
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