National Courts and the Enforcement of EU Law: Report on Croatia for the FIDE XXIX Congress, The Hague, 2020 – Topic 1

N. Bacic Selance, T. Capeta, I. Goldner Lang and D. Petric, National Courts and the Enforcement of EU Law: Report on Croatia for the FIDE XXIX Congress, The Hague, 2020 – Topic 1, 2020 Forthcoming

16 Pages Posted: 21 May 2020 Last revised: 4 Apr 2023

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Nika Bacic Selanec

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Tamara Capeta

University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law

Iris Goldner Lang

University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law

Davor Petrić

University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law

Date Written: May 9, 2020

Abstract

This report demonstrates how the application of EU law in line with the acquis has been increasingly accepted by the Croatian judiciary. In principle, the Croatian Constitutional Court proclaimed the supremacy of the Constitution over EU law. However, in practice, the Croatian judiciary has been recognising the supremacy of EU law over national law and its obligation to apply it (directly or indirectly) to legal situations falling within the scope of EU law that have arisen after Croatia’s accession to the EU.

Keywords: EU law, national courts, Court of Justice of the European Union, direct effect, supremacy, Croatia, Constitutional Court

Suggested Citation

Bacic Selanec, Nika and Capeta, Tamara and Goldner Lang, Iris and Petrić, Davor, National Courts and the Enforcement of EU Law: Report on Croatia for the FIDE XXIX Congress, The Hague, 2020 – Topic 1 (May 9, 2020). N. Bacic Selance, T. Capeta, I. Goldner Lang and D. Petric, National Courts and the Enforcement of EU Law: Report on Croatia for the FIDE XXIX Congress, The Hague, 2020 – Topic 1, 2020 Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3596952

Nika Bacic Selanec

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Tamara Capeta

University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law ( email )

Croatia

Iris Goldner Lang (Contact Author)

University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law ( email )

Trg Republike Hrvatske 14
Zagreb, 10000
Croatia

Davor Petrić

University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law ( email )

Trg m. Tita 14
Zagreb, 10000
Croatia

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