La desviación de poder en el Derecho comunitario y en el Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos

Authors

  • Roberto O. Bustillo Bolado

Keywords:

Misuse of powers, détournement de pouvoir, Court of Justice of the European Union, European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

The article deals with misuse of powers (détournement de pouvoir), his rise in France, its gradual expansion by various European countries (especially Spain) and the current configuration in the Court of Justice of the European Union and in the European Court of Human Rights. The main conclusion is that the misuse of powers in Europe (in national and international jurisprudence) is institutionally an important achievement of the rule of law, although its practical impact is limited.

Issue

Section

STUDIES