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German court capitulates to imperial ECJ in landmark ruling
The Telegraph ^ | 06-21-2016 | Ambrose E. Pritchard

Posted on 06/21/2016 12:12:21 PM PDT by NRx

Germany’s top judges have warned in a landmark case that they will not tolerate any measure or legal finding from the European Union that clashes with the higher principles of the German Basic Law, but have retreated on a crucial point, implicitly bowing to EU primacy.

The ruling by the German constitutional court in Karlsruhe reiterates a long-standing position that Germany does not accept claims of judicial supremacy by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). But the wording is weaker than its explosive ruling on Lisbon Treaty in 2009 and marks a climb-down.

“The court has asserted its residual right to review EU law but in practice it has submitted,” said Gunnar Beck, a constitutional lawyer at the University of London, SOAS.

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I pray Britain votes for secession and fully reclaims her sovereignty on Thursday.
1 posted on 06/21/2016 12:12:21 PM PDT by NRx
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The EU/Brussels will slowly and steadily increase in its fascist tendencies.


2 posted on 06/21/2016 12:13:43 PM PDT by PGR88
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Thanks NRx.
Germany’s top judges have warned in a landmark case that they will not tolerate any measure or legal finding from the European Union that clashes with the higher principles of the German Basic Law, but have retreated on a crucial point, implicitly bowing to EU primacy. The ruling by the German constitutional court in Karlsruhe reiterates a long-standing position that Germany does not accept claims of judicial supremacy by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). But the wording is weaker than its explosive ruling on Lisbon Treaty in 2009 and marks a climb-down. “The court has asserted its residual right to review EU law but in practice it has submitted,” said Gunnar Beck, a constitutional lawyer at the University of London, SOAS.
IOW, they don't want to give the populace in any of the EU-occupied countries any ideas.


3 posted on 06/21/2016 3:59:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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