Dansk Industri v Estate of Karsten Eigil Rasmussen: ECJ 19 Apr 2016

ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Directive 2000/78/EC – Principle prohibiting discrimination on grounds of age – National legislation incompatible with the directive – Possibility for a private person to bring proceedings to establish the liability of the State for breach of EU law – Dispute between private persons – Balancing of various rights and principles – Principles of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations – Role of the national court

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C-441/14, [2016] EUECJ C-441/14, ECLI:EU:C:2016:278, [2015] EUECJ C-441/14 – O
Bailii, Bailii
Directive 2000/78/EC

European, Human Rights, Discrimination

Updated: 14 January 2022; Ref: scu.562817