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Whose Freedom is it Anyway? The Fundamental Rights of Companies in EU Law

Gill-Pedro, Eduardo LU (2022) In European Constitutional Law Review 18(2). p.183-206
Abstract
Companies enjoy increasingly extensive protection of their fundamental right to conduct business under EU law. This article will examine whether this protection is justified by reference to the foundational value of human freedom. In other words, does the way in which EU law protects the fundamental rights of companies to conduct business promote the freedom of individuals human beings within the European Union.
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EU law, Fundamental rights, Legal persons, Right to conduct business, Legal theory, Freedom, Court of justice of the EU, EU-rätt, Grundläggande rättigheter, Juridiska personer, Rätt att bedriva verksamhet, Rättsteori, Frihet, EU-domstolen
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European Constitutional Law Review
volume
18
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2
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24 pages
publisher
Cambridge University Press
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  • scopus:85136489502
ISSN
1574-0196
DOI
10.1017/S1574019622000153
project
The Company as a European Supercitizen? The protection of the human rights of corporate persons in European law.
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English
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