Comment by uyzstvqs
2 days ago
Even if it's EU regulation? My experience is that you get told that EU regulation and international treaties are "above our national democratic/justice system", and that we can't do anything about it.
2 days ago
Even if it's EU regulation? My experience is that you get told that EU regulation and international treaties are "above our national democratic/justice system", and that we can't do anything about it.
That's how it works.
> Primacy of European Union law
> European law has priority over any contravening national law, including the constitution of a member state itself
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primacy_of_European_Union_law
Germany specifically seems to have an out if it comes down to it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primacy_of_European_Union_la...
IANAL - but when EU regulation and national law regarding civil rights conflict then the citizen has the "union set" of all guaranteed rights. Or in other words: A member state can grant additional civil rights (on top of the EU charta) but can't take them away.