The Federal Constitutional Court's responsibility for integration

Prof. Dr. Andreas Fischer-Lescano, LL.M. (EUI Florenz)

Since its Lisbon judgment in 2009, the Federal Constitutional Court has spelled out the concept of responsibility for integration, which models the obligations of the federal bodies in the context of the European integration process.
We will look at the relevant decisions of the court - in interaction with the decisions of the European Court of Justice - and finally understand the lines of discussion in upcoming decisions, especially with regard to CETA.

Organizational:
The event takes place weekly via Zoom (Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and as a block event from Fri 15.01.21 - Sat 16.01.21 (Fri, Sat), 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. A preliminary meeting will take place on November 4th, 2020 at 10 a.m. c.t. via zoom instead. Participation in the block event requires participation in the preliminary meeting and the previous weekly appointments. The Zoom invitation will be announced via StudIP. Please register for the event with StudIP. It is an event as an elective module with a focus on the fundamentals of law. You can acquire proof of achievement according to § 31 II No. 1 to 4 PO.

4.11. – Vorbesprechung & Einführung

11.11. – Begriff der Integrationsverantwortung

• BVerfGE 123, 267 ff. („Lissabon“)
• Peter M. Huber, Die Integrationsverantwortung von Bundestag und Bundesregierung, ZSE 2017, S. 286 ff.

18.11. – Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT)

• BVerfGE 134, 366 ff. (“OMT-Vorlage”)

2.12. – Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT)

• EuGH, C-62/14, Urteil vom 16. Juni 2015 („Gauweiler“)
• BVerfGE 142, 123 ff. (“OMT-Urteil”)

9.12. – Bankenunion

• BVerfGE 151, 202 ff. („Bankenunion“)

16.12. – Secondary Markets Public Sector Asset Purchase Programme – PSPP

• BVerfG, Urteil des Zweiten Senats vom 05. Mai 2020, 2 BvR 859/15 („PSPP“)

6.1. – Europäisches Patentgericht

• BVerfG, Beschluss des Zweiten Senats vom 13. Februar 2020, 2 BvR 739/17 („Europäisches Patentgericht“)

Blockveranstaltung

15.1. – „Umfassende Freihandelsabkommen“

• BVerfGE 143, 65 ff. („CETA Eilverfahren I“)
• BVerfGE 144, 1 ff. („CETA-Eilverfahren II“)
• EuGH, Gutachten 1/15 v. 16.5.2017 („EUSFTA“)
• EuGH, Gutachten 1/17 v. 30.4.2019 („CETA“)

16.1. – “CETA Organstreit I”

• Antragsschriftsatz, September 2016
• Erwiderungsschriftsatz, April 2018
• BVerfG, Verhandlungsgliederung für den 13. Oktober 2020