Fragmented Landscape of Fundamental Rights Protection in Europe

Edited by Lorenza Violini, Full Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Milan and Antonia Baraggia, Assistant Professor of Comparative Public Law, Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law, University of Milan, Italy

• Contents: The Fragmented Nature of Fundamental Rights Protection in Europe: An IntroductionLorenza Violini and Antonia BaraggiaPart I THE THEORETICAL COMPLEXITY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PROTECTION SYSTEM IN EUROPE1. Human Rights Inflation in the European UnionMatej Avbelj 2. Fundamental Rights and Federalism in the European Union and the United States: Challenges, Transformations and Normative QuestionsFederico Fabbrini 3. Common Constitutional Traditions in the Age of the European Bill(s) of Rights: Chronicle of a (somewhat prematurely) Death ForetoldOreste Pollicino Part II COURTS INTERACTING IN FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PROTECTION4. The Role of the Court of Justice in the Fragmented European Fundamental Rights LandscapeŠejla Imamović5. The Bundesverfassungsgericht’s Human Dignity Review: Solange III and its Application in Subsequent Case LawClara Rauchegger 6. Balancing Privacy and National Security in the Global Digital Era: a Comparative Perspective of EU and US Constitutional SystemsLuca Pietro Vanoni Part III THE ‘HIDDEN’ SIDE OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PROTECTION: AGENCIES AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES 7. The Fundamental Rights Agency of the EU: a Step on the Way Toward an Integrated EU Policy in the Domain of Fundamental RightsLorenza Violini 8. Fundamental Rights Protection Beyond Individual Complaints: the Potential of National Human Rights Institutions in EuropeKatrien Meuwissen9. Promoting Equality by Non-Judicial Actors: The Role of Equality Bodies in the European Union LandscapeMaria Elena Gennusa 10. The Evolving Paradigm of Human Rights Protection as Interpreted and Influenced by the Venice CommissionSimona Granata-Menghini and Stefania NinattiIndex

‘Each contribution in this compendium is well researched and worth reading, making the volume an impeccable resource for anyone interested in the question of fragmentation of fundamental rights protection.’