How has the Court of Justice changed its management and approach towards the social acquis?

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Abstract

Social Europe – case-law of the Court of Justice – 'real' and 'apparent' displacement – Court's interpretive task more complex and contested – directives based on 'flexicurity' policy – cases in which workers have competing interests e.g. age discrimination – Viking and Laval – re-framing of employers' interests as fundamental rights under Article 16 EU Charter – declining relevance of the Court in labour law – challenges for EU labour lawyers.