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Analysis of the judgment in ECJ Case C-105/14. Ivo Taricco and Others (and subsequent developments), and the subsequent ECJ C-42/17, the judgment of which was handed down in December 2017.

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ESO: Background information: Judgment in Case C-105/14. Ivo Taricco and Others http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-judgment-in-case-c-105-14-ivo-taricco-and-others/

Blog: Verfassungblog, 28.01.17: The Taricco Decision: A Last Attempt to Avoid a Clash between EU Law and the Italian Constitution http://verfassungsblog.de/the-taricco-decision-a-last-attempt-to-avoid-a-clash-between-eu-law-and-the-italian-constitution/

Blog: Verfassungblog, 02.08.17: The Opinion of Advocate General Bot in Taricco II: Seven 'Deadly' Sins and a Modest Proposal http://verfassungsblog.de/the-opinion-of-advocate-general-bot-in-taricco-ii-seven-deadly-sins-and-a-modest-proposal/

Blog: Verfassungblog: Tag: Taricco http://verfassungsblog.de/tag/taricco/

Blog: EU Law Analysis, 07.12.17: Criminal law, human rights and constitutional pluralism: two views on Taricco II http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/criminal-law-human-rights-and.html

Blog: Verfassungsblog, 07.12.17: Belittling the Primacy of EU Law in Taricco II http://verfassungsblog.de/belittling-the-primacy-of-eu-law-in-taricco-ii/

Blog: Verfassungsblog, 05.12.17: Defusing the Taricco Bomb through Fostering Constitutional Tolerance: All Roads Lead to Rome http://verfassungsblog.de/defusing-the-taricco-bomb-through-fostering-constitutional-tolerance-all-roads-lead-to-rome/

ECJ: Documents associated with ECJ C-42/17 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-42/17

Blog: European Law Blog: Tag: C-105/14 Ivo Taricco and Others https://europeanlawblog.eu/tag/c-10514-ivo-taricco-and-others/

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