Die allgemeine Handlungsfreiheit als europäisches Unionsgrundrecht

Bárbara Biasetton examines the legal construct of the general freedom of action as recognized by the Court of Justice of the European Union and explores the doctrinal foundations for classifying it as a fundamental right of EU law in the form of a general principle pursuant to Article 6(3) TEU.

Does EU law guarantee a fundamental right to the general freedom of action? Based on a principles-oriented understanding of fundamental rights, EU law does indeed guarantee a right corresponding to the German general freedom of action under Article 2(1) of the Basic Law. This fundamental right to protection against arbitrary or disproportionate interference by public authorities in the sphere of private activity exists in the form of a general principle within the meaning of Article 6(3) TEU. Through its case law, from Hoechst to Gavanozov II, the Court of Justice of the European Union has recognized and developed this principle as an additional layer of protection for individual freedom rights. Bárbara Biasetton extracts this legal concept from its case-specific manifestations and examines the doctrinal foundations for its classification as a fundamental right of EU law in the form of a general principle under Article 6(3) TEU. The analysis begins by establishing a methodological framework for identifying general principles of EU law. On this basis, the study branches out to the relevant sources of legal knowledge, namely a representative selection of the constitutional traditions of the Member States and the pertinent international human rights instruments. Drawing on methodological considerations, the author compares the two principal models of protecting freedom rights found within the constitutional traditions of the Member States. Applying the method of evaluative comparative law, she then seeks to determine the objectively most coherent and normatively convincing solution from the perspective of an EU law practitioner. To this end, she examines whether a residual freedom right can be integrated into the distinctive structures, characteristics, and objectives of the EU legal order.

Einleitung
A. Einführung - B. Schutzlücken unionsrechtlicher Gewährleistungen - C. Gang der Untersuchung
Teil 1: Grundlagen des Grundrechtssystems der Europäischen Union und der allgemeinen Handlungsfreiheit
A. Das Grundrechtssystem der Europäischen Union - B. Das Grundrecht der allgemeinen Handlungsfreiheit
Teil 2: Gewährleistungen in der Charta
A. Auslegung der Charta - B. Art. 6 GRC - C. Art. 7 GRC - D. Art. 41 GRC - E. Art. 1 GRC - F. Zwischenergebnis und Konsequenz für den Fortgang der Untersuchung
Teil 3: Die allgemeine Handlungsfreiheit als ungeschriebenes Grundrecht in der Form eines allgemeinen Grundsatzes nach Art. 6 Abs. 3 EUV
A. Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs - B. Dogmatische Einordnung der vom Gerichtshof anerkannten Rechtsfigur - C. Methode zur Herleitung allgemeiner Grundsätze i.S.d. Art. 6 Abs. 3 EUV - D. Analyse der Rechtserkenntnisquellen des Art. 6 Abs. 3 EUV - E. Einfügen eines Grundrechts der allgemeinen Handlungsfreiheit in der Form eines allgemeinen Grundsatzes i.S.d. Art. 6 Abs. 3 EUV in die Eigenheiten und Strukturen des Unionsrechts - F. Ergebnis
Schlussfolgerung und Fazit

• By (author) Bárbara Biasetton