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European Court of Human Rights

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A court set up to protect human rights became the starting point for a legal system that now overrides national laws.
Who they are

The European Court of Human Rights, based in Strasbourg[1].

What they do

The record calls it the beginning of a legal path that led to the European Court of Justice's supremacy.

How it works

The record says the European Court of Justice's supremacy continued the legal trajectory that began with the European Court of Human Rights. It links this to the European Economic Community and supranational oversight. The record does not establish that the two courts were institutionally linked or that one was subordinate to the other. One cited document explains what the European Court of Human Rights is. Another notes that Denmark has been ruled against in several cases before it.

Why it matters

It shows how a court for human rights can be described as the origin of a system where court rulings override national laws.

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The corpus records: "The European Court of Justice's supremacy was a continuation of the legal trajectory that began with the European Court of Human Rights 33 ." Cross-sourced to humanrights.dk, libertyhumanrights.org.uk — documents cited by the corpus and retrieved independently of it.
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