‘Social rights’, the late Professor Sir Bob Hepple warned in 2007 ‘are like paper tigers, fierce in appearance but missing in tooth and claw.’ This note sets out to explore the potential of the right to an effective remedy in Article 47 of the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights (‘CFR’) in equipping the Union’s social acquis with credible remedies. Article 47 CFR is one of the most-litigated and important Articles in the Charter. At the same time, however, it has received surprisingly little attention in the context of EU employment law. Discussion is structured as follows: section one explores the rise of the principle of effectiveness, from the early case law of the Court of Justice to the Charter’s entry into force in 2009. Section two sketches the powerful potential of Article 47 CFR, highlighting its utility both in tackling domestic obstacles to effective enforcement, and expanding the horizontal applicability of EU employment law. Section three briefly highlights some of the limitations litigants might encounter, including a general emphasis on broad regulatory discretion for Member States, and the difficult of crafting (positive) duties out of (negative) restraints. A brief concluding section turns to EU law more broadly, as well as the European Convention of Human Rights, for inspirations guiding the potential future development of Article 47 CFR.

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CFR第47条和欧盟劳动法的有效执行：纸老虎的牙齿？

已故教授鲍勃·赫普尔爵士（Bob Hepple）在2007年警告说，“社会权利”就像纸老虎，外表凶猛，但牙齿和爪子却缺失。本说明着眼于探讨《欧洲联盟基本权利宪章》第47条规定的有效补救权在为欧盟的社会收购提供可靠补救方面的潜力。《美国联邦法规》第47条是《宪章》中最被起诉和最重要的条款之一。但是，与此同时，在欧盟就业法中却很少受到关注。讨论的结构如下：第一节探讨有效性原则的兴起，从早期的法院判例法到《宪章》于2009年生效。第二节概述了《联邦法规》第47条的强大潜力，强调其在解决国内有效执法障碍方面的效用，并扩大欧盟就业法的横向适用性。第三节简要强调了诉讼人可能会遇到的一些局限性，包括普遍强调对会员国的广泛监管自由裁量权，以及从（负）约束中拟定（正）职责的难度。一个简短的结论部分从更广泛的角度着眼于欧盟法律以及《欧洲人权公约》，以寻求指导《联邦法规》第47条未来可能发展的灵感。以及从（负面）约束中制定（正面）职责的难度。一个简短的结论部分从更广泛的角度着眼于欧盟法律以及《欧洲人权公约》，以寻求指导《联邦法规》第47条未来可能发展的灵感。以及从（负面）约束中制定（正面）职责的难度。一个简短的结论部分从更广泛的角度着眼于欧盟法律以及《欧洲人权公约》，以寻求指导《联邦法规》第47条未来可能发展的灵感。