Applying the social rights of the European Social Charter: some commentaries concerning the Belgian case ; La mise en œuvre des droits sociaux de la Charte Sociale Européenne: quelques aspects de l’expérience de la Belgique

This article tries to illustrate the influence of the European Social Charter (1961) on the evolution of Belgian Social Law. The finding is that most of the pillars of the Belgian Social Model were already established before the late ratification of the Charter by Belgium, in 1990. Afterwards the case law of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) pointed out some necessary adaptations. Some others have been decided by the ECSR as a response to some collective complaints directed against Belgium. This country considered the ratification of the Protocol introducing this procedure as a me... Mehr ...