L2ACR1 EU institutions Forum
Discussion about European Union institutions
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.
Study case
Read the following study case about Giovanni Maria Sotgiu v Deutsche Bundespost and answer these questions.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A61973CJ0152
Questions:
- Summarize the main question.
- After this jurisprudence, what are the main changes to the European Union citizens?.
- After reading this jurisprudence: Do you agree with these sentence (justify your opinion):
"Democracies need active, informed and responsible citizens; willing and able to take responsibility for themselves and their communities and contribute to the political process".
References:
1.- Giovanni Maria Sotgiu v Deutsche Bundespost: Equality of treatment of workers coming from different Member States. - Case 152-73.
Judgment of the Court of 12 February 1974. - Giovanni Maria Sotgiu v Deutsche Bundespost. - Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesarbeitsgericht - Germany. - Equality of treatment of workers coming from different Member States. - Case 152-73.
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT - WORKERS - PRINCIPLE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION - EMPLOYMENT IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE - EXCEPTION - LIMITS - APPLICATION SOLELY TO MEASURES RESTRICTING ADMISSION - EQUALITY OF TREATMENT AS REGARDS REMUNERATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF WORK AND EMPLOYMENT. ( EEC TREATY, ARTICLE 48 ( 4 ))