New article by article de Anna-Maria Konsta, “Intersectional Vulnerability In Strasbourg Case-Law: Refugees And Gender Amid The Cost-Of-Living Crisis”, Hellenic Review of European and Comparative Law (2025)

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Abstract This open-access article examines the concept of vulnerability as it has developed in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights, focusing on refugees and asylum seekers, as well as women affected by the...

New book by Christina Deliyanni-Dimitrakou & Anna-Maria Konsta “Droit européen et comparé en matière de non-discrimination: Notions fondamentales et motifs de discrimination” (Kallipos, Open Academic Editions, 2025).

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The open-access book in French, “European and Comparative Anti-Discrimination Law: Fundamental Concepts – Grounds of Discrimination”, is the result of joint teaching at the Faculty of Law of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It is not limited to examining the...

Blog post by Koldo Casla & Rafael Cid: “Stable, consistent, and safe access to adequate energy: The case of Cañada Real in Madrid” (2025)

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Picture from Madrid No Frills This blog situates the European Committee of Social Rights’ landmark decision in the Cañada Real case (read the decision here) as laying the groundwork for the recognition of a right to energy. It argues that the obligation to fulfil...

Working paper by Dr Casla et al. “Litigation on the Progressive Realisation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Under What Conditions May It Be Strategic?” (2025)

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This working paper contributes to the identification of the legal principles, arguments, jurisdictions and, in general, the conditions under which it may be fitting to explore and push the limits of judicial enforceability of the progressive realisation of ESCR in...

A new publication on the European Social Charter in Italian public law, by Claudio Panzera

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In “The Charter Awakens. The European Social Charter as a Yardstick for Constitutional Review in Italy” Claudio Panzera offers an overview of the role played by the European Social Charter in the Italian legal system. After describing the initial, less...

Petros STANGOS – La fabrique de la jurisprudence sociale européenne – Les décisions « réclamations collectives » du Comité européen des droits sociaux (2024)

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The book gives the reader an insight into the organization and operation of the ECSR through the collective complaints procedure. Using the case law developed by the CommiIee, it examines the role reserved for the national judge in applying the Charter. It presents in...