The horizontal effect of fundamental rights and freedoms in European Union law

This book chapter analyses the 'horizontal effect of fundamental rights and freedoms' debate in the context of European Union law. It offers an overview of the historical development of this debate in the European Union legal system and analyses the relevant doctrines and case law. This contribution to a two-volume comparative study offered for the first time a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the subject-matter across all legal fields of European Union law.