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**Chris** · 25-06-2016, 15:20

Correct. The ECHR is the enforcement arm of the Council of Europe, of which we are still a member, along with a lot of other non-EU countries including, somewhat amusingly, Russia.

The European Court of Justice is the body charged with ensuring EU member states adhere to the treaties and EU law, and has the power to judge a piece of domestic legislation is incompatible with EU law (as the Scottish Government discovered earlier this year, with regards to its alcohol minimum pricing legislation).

Leave the EU and the ECJ has no jurisdiction over you, but leaving the EU does not take you out of reach of the ECHR.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,135	Re: Post-Brexit Thread Correct. The ECHR is the enforcement arm of the Council of Europe, of which we are still a member, along with a lot of other non-EU countries including, somewhat amusingly, Russia. The European Court of Justice is the body charged with ensuring EU member states adhere to the treaties and EU law, and has the power to judge a piece of domestic legislation is incompatible with EU law (as the Scottish Government discovered earlier this year, with regards to its alcohol minimum pricing legislation). Leave the EU and the ECJ has no jurisdiction over you, but leaving the EU does not take you out of reach of the ECHR.