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DESPOINA M. TSAKIRI, Lawyer in the Bar Association of Thessaloniki, Greece

THE PROTECTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL SOCIAL RIGHTS IN THE GREEK LEGAL SYSTEM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • I- INTRODUCTION.. 4
  • II- THE FRAMEWORK OF FUNDAMENTAL SOCIAL RIGHTS IN THE GREEK LEGAL ORDER 6
    • Constitutional sources and ordinary legislation. 6
    • International legal sources. 7
    • EU legal sources. 8
    • The Greek system of judicial review.. 9
  • III. THE APPLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER IN THE GREEK LEGAL ORDER  11
    Preliminary remarks. 11
    The Greek jurisprudence on the European Social Charter. 11

    • i.The decision 217/2012 of the Council of State. 12
    • ii.The decision 1374/1997 of the Council of State. 12
    • iii. The decision 1571/2010 of the Council of State. 13
    • iv. The decision 37/2013 of the Court of first instance of Chios. 14
  • IV- THE GREEK AUSTERITY MEASURES IN THE LIGHT OF FUNDAMENTAL SOCIAL RIGHTS THROUGH THE JURISPREUDENCE OF THE GREEK COURTS 16
    • Preliminary remarks. 16

      • Review of the jurisprudence on the Greek austerity measures. 17

      • a) The Greek austerity measures as an object of the centralized control of constitutionality 17
        • i. The decision 668/2012 of the Plenary Assembly of the Council of State concerning Memorandum I 18
        • ii. The decision 1285/2012 of the Plenary Assembly of the Council of State concerning Memorandum I 19
        • iii. The decision 3354/2013 of the Plenary Assembly of the Council of State concerning Memorandum I  22
        • iv. The decision 2307/2014 of the Plenary Assembly of the Council of State concerning Memorandum II 24
      • b) The Greek austerity measures as an object of the diffuse control of constitutionality 26
        • 3. Decisions of International judicial and quasi-judicial bodies on the Greek austerity measures 27
        • a) The condemnation of the Greek austerity measures by the ILO supervisory bodies 27
        • b) Decision of the ECHR dated 7th May 2013 (Case Koufaki and Adedy v. Greece) with regards to the Decision 668/2012 of the Council of State (Plenary Assembly) 30
        • c) Decisions Nos 65 and 66/2012 of the European Committee of Social Rights. 32
      • V. CONCLUSION.. 34
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