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mal · No Longer a Wean Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 98

The cyber nats do a good job on the forums of the biased press,whats wrong with correcting rabid labour journos?

They must be doing a good job otherwise the Herald wouldn`t have censored comment on the opposition leader with the brain of a small planet.

agentmancuso · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

William_Cleland · This is Ma' Life! Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 777

http://www.conservapedia.com/European_Union

The European Court of Justice

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ensures uniform interpretation and application of both the Treaties establishing the European Communities and the secondary legislation and other law adopted under their authority. To enable it to carry out that task, the Court has wide jurisdiction to hear various types of cases. For example, the Court has the authority to hear and issue binding judgements in lawsuits that seek to annul a law adopted by the EU, to compel an EU institution to act, or to require that a member state comply with EU law. The ECJ may issue clarifications of EU law (in response to a request for a preliminary ruling from any member state court) and hears appeals on legal questions arising out of cases at the Court of First Instance. The ECJ currently has 27 justices and eight advocates-general, who are appointed by common accord of the governments of the member states and who hold office for six-year renewable terms.

In other areas of law the relevant supranational body is the European Court of Human Rights which is related to the Council of Europe rather than the EU:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Human_Rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg was established under the European Convention on Human Rights of 1950 to monitor compliance by Signatory Parties. The European Convention on Human Rights, or formally named Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, is one of the most important conventions adopted by the Council of Europe. All 47 member states of the Council of Europe are signatories of the Convention. Applications against Signatory Parties for human rights violations can be brought before the Court either by other States Parties or by individuals.

You really should go and read a book about federalism and European institutions and educate yourself. Not wasting any more time on you in this thread so crow away if you want about hollow self-proclaimed victories. Sovereignty in federal structures is shared with member states pooling some of their sovereignty when they form the shared federal structure, that portion of sovereignty can usually be claimed back again at a later date simply by leaving the federation.

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Do I have a stalker?
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George · This is Ma' Life! Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 611

agentmancuso · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: