State Liability for Breach of EC Law by Courts

                           Masaryk University, Law Faculty, Jan M. Passer







   Damages as a Remedy

   Infringement Procedure

   21. 4. 08

   

   In the first part of the seminar, the concept of state liability for damages for breach of EC
   law by courts will be discussed.

   

   Students are expected to be familiar with basic case law of the ECJ related to the concept of
   state liability for damages for breach of EC law (i.e. C-6 and 9/90, Francovich; C-46 and
   48/93, Brasserie du Pecheur, Factortame III; C-5/94, Hedley Lomas; C-392/93, British
   Telecommunications; C-178, 179, 188-190/94, Dillenkofer). References to these cases might
   occur during the seminar and these references are also expected from students during the
   discussion.

   

   Cases that will be discussed in the first part of the seminar are C-224/01, Gerhard Köbler v
   Republik Österreich and C-173/03, Traghetti del Mediterraneo SpA, in liquidation v Republicca
   Italiana (including opinions of advocate general).

   

   The second part of the seminar will relate to the infringement procedure (art. 226 EC) for a
   failure to fulfil obligations in the case of courts. A case C-129/00, Commission of the EC v.
   Republicca Italiana, will be discussed in this part of the seminar.

   

   

   

   Review of Final Decision as a Part of State Liability?

   5. 5. 08

   

   Students should be familiar with cases C-224/97, Erich Ciola and C-201/02, Delena Wells.

   

   Cases that will be discussed in depth during the seminar are C-453/00, Kühne and Heitz NV v
   Productchap voor Pluimvee en Eieren; C-234/04, Rosmarie Kapferer v Schlank and Schick GmbH;
   C-119/05, Ministero dell Industria, del Commercio e dell Artigianato v. Lucchini SpA and
   C-2/06, Willy Kempter KG v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas.

   

   Students should be also aware of the case C-392 and 422/04, i-21 Germany GmbH and Arcor AG and
   Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

   

   

   

   All of the above mentioned cases are available in EUR-Lex.