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Multilingualism and Legal Translation of the Sources of Law of the European Union: The Implications for Criminal Law of the New Post-Lisbon Treaty Area of Freedom Security and Justice

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This essay looks at the new institutional developments put in place by the Treaty of Lisbon with particular regard to the new-look Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (FSJ) and the legislative powers assigned to the European Union. The essay examines the major challenges posed by multilingualism and the legal translation of regulatory instruments and considers how they affect not just national lawmakers but also national courts as the new sources of law in the Area of FSJ gain the typical effects of direct applicability, direct effect, and the precedence of European Union law over national law, as demonstrated in the “El Dridi” case.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    See, in particular, von Bogdandy (2000), p. 1308; id. (2001), p. 849 ff.

  2. 2.

    See Baquias (2008).

  3. 3.

    See Guild and Carrera (2010), p. 3.

  4. 4.

    European Council, Stockholm Programme—An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens (2010/C 115/01); European Commission, Communication Delivering an area of freedom, security and justice for Europe’s citizens—Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme, 20 April 2010 [COM(2010) 171 def].

  5. 5.

    See Chiti and Gualdo (2008), in particular Chapter IV, referring to the Europol linguistic regime.

  6. 6.

    See Mauro (2013) and Marcolini (2013).

  7. 7.

    See Sotis (2002), p. 171 ff and (2010), p. 339 ff.

  8. 8.

    European Court of Justice, judgement 28 April 2011, case C-61/11/PPU. For comments, see Viganò and Masera (2011), Cossiri (2011).

  9. 9.

    See Pugiotto (2010), p. 333 ff.

  10. 10.

    Viganò and Masera (2010), p. 560 ff.

  11. 11.

    European Court of Justice, judgement of 30 September 2003, case C-224/01, Kobler; judgement of 16 march 2006, case C-234/04, Kapferer ; judgement of 30 September 2009, case C-2/08, Olimpiclub.

  12. 12.

    Craig and de Burca (2011), p. 265. See also Grousstot and Minsen (2007), p. 385 ff.; Caponi (2009).

  13. 13.

    Barletta (2011), p. 40.

  14. 14.

    See Cartabia (1995), p. 229; Calvano (2004), p. 244.

  15. 15.

    Prinsenn and Schauwen (2002).

  16. 16.

    See Natale (2011).

  17. 17.

    Martinico (2009).

  18. 18.

    Mangiameli (2008), p. 131 ss.

  19. 19.

    See Ninatti (2010).

  20. 20.

    See Schilling (2010), p. 47 ff., in particular p. 55; Vismara (2006), p. 61 ff.

  21. 21.

    See the decision of the Council of the European Union of 10 March 2011 authorising the institution, by means of enhanced cooperation among the 25 Member States, of a single European patent, and challenged by Italy and Spain before the European Court of Justice.

  22. 22.

    For this proposal, see Schilling (2010), p. 64.

Abbreviations

ECJ:

European Court of Justice

EU:

European Union

FSJ Area:

Freedom, Security and Justice Area

TEC:

Treaty on European Community

TEU:

Treaty on European Union

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Tiberi, G. (2014). Multilingualism and Legal Translation of the Sources of Law of the European Union: The Implications for Criminal Law of the New Post-Lisbon Treaty Area of Freedom Security and Justice. In: Ruggieri, F. (eds) Criminal Proceedings, Languages and the European Union. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37152-3_2

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