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Filippo Fontanelli
Researcher at University of Edinburgh
Publications - 57
Citations - 290
Filippo Fontanelli is an academic researcher from University of Edinburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: International law & European Union law. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 56 publications receiving 275 citations. Previous affiliations of Filippo Fontanelli include Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies & Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli.
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Santi Romano and L'ordinamento giuridico: The Relevance of a Forgotten Masterpiece for Contemporary International, Transnational and Global Legal Relations
TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of Romano's theories is provided, along with a discussion of the criticism they have attracted and the influence they had on Romano and his contemporaries, and to that extent this first part constitutes a contribution to the history of ideas.
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Hic Sunt Nationes: the Elusive Limits of the EU Charter and the German Constitutional Watchdog
TL;DR: Akerberg Fransson preliminary ruling (Fransson), a ten-page decision which tackled the unresolved issue of the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (the Charter) to domestic measures, was delivered in late February 2013 as mentioned in this paper.
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The Invocation of the Exception of Non-Performance: A Case-Study on the Role and Application of General Principles of International Law of Contractual Origin
TL;DR: In a recent cartoon from the New Yorker, a lawyer is seen standing before a judge, his arms stretched, making a passionate request: “Can we, just for a moment, Your Honor, ignore the facts?”1 This cartoon brilliantly encapsulates the centrifugal force of legal argumentation, which at times causes otherwise consummate professionals to lose touch with the facts in which disputes should be firmly rooted as discussed by the authors.
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The Implementation of European Union Law by Member States Under Article 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights
TL;DR: In this paper, it is argued that this minimalist approach simply begs the question of whether or not EU law applies in any specific case, a gateway question that the Court of Justice has been historically ill-equipped to answer.
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ISO and Codex Standards and International Trade Law: What Gets Said is Not What's Heard
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that international standards are used as a "ceiling" rather than a "floor" benchmark of protection, contrary to their original spirit, and that their nature is irreversibly distorted; they are treated as facts rather than as safety or quality devices.