Business Freedoms and Fundamental Rights in European Union Law

Article 16 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, recognizing ''the freedom to conduct a business in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices'', has been the subject of intense debate over the value of business freedoms within EU law. Problematically, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) relied on this provision in a series of highly deregulatory judgments, invoking...