En septembre dernier, Cecilia Rizcallah, professeure et alumna de Saint-Louis, était invitée à participer à EuropaFelix, un podcast sur le droit européen.
Ce podcast s’intéresse à ce principe structurel du droit de l’Union, mais aussi à la nature et au sens même de l’intégration européenne.
In this episode we’re delving into a topic that sits at the heart of how EU law functions: the principle of mutual trust. Though it’s a technical subject, it’s deeply intertwined with the existential questions about what the EU is and aspires to be. The principle of mutual trust isn’t just a legal precept; it’s a litmus test for the health of European integration itself.
Joining me is Cecilia Rizcallah. She is professor of European Law at the Brussels campus of UC Louvain and co-president of the newly established Belgian Association for European Union Law. Cecilia has published extensively on mutual trust, including a prize-winning book which is available in both French and English.
In our conversation, we unpack the principle of mutual trust through real case-law examples. We explore the challenges of applying that principle in civil law, in criminal law and in asylum law. And we discuss how this foundational principle is being tested by Europe’s current “crisis of values”.