Art. 47 EU charter of fundamental rights and civil courts. The case of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts (the Netherlands vs Spain) ; Artículo 47 CDFUE y jurisdicción civil: el asunto de cláusulas de arbitraje y los contratos celebrados con los consumidores (Países Bajos v. España)

[eng] The law of the European Union confers subjective rights on citizens, such as those they derive – in their role of consumers – from the Unfair Contract Terms Directive (93/13/EEC). Civil courts play a key role in the enforcement and protection of those rights. Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EUCFR) safeguards the right to an effective remedy before a court of law for infringements of substantive EU rights. It may entail a change in perspective towards the autonomy of the Member States as regards remedies, procedures and, in particular, judicial protection under the Dir... Mehr ...