Opinion 2/13 of the CJEU: How the Accession of the EU to the ECHR Ended up Being a Hardle Race with an Unknown Point of Arrival
Opinion 2/13 of the CJEU: How the Accession of the EU to the ECHR Ended up Being a Hardle Race with an Unknown Point of Arrival

Summary/Abstract: The accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights is an ambitious project that has had a long and turbulent path. Many of the obstacles of judicial nature, as well as substantial, technical and other issues were overcome over the years, without the procedure reaching the desirable end. The Opinion 2/13 on EU accession to the ECHR explicitly captures the remaining -or erects new obstacles which have to be overcome in order to achieve the long-awaited accession. The purpose of this study is to document the issues highlighted by that opinion, so that their understanding will be the first step to solving them. After all, the EU accession to the ECHR should not simply remain a declaration or wishful thinking but become a reality, since it will be an important step in the protection of fundamental rights both for the Union and its Member States, and for candidate countries and the potential candidates of the Balkans in the future.

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