The European Courts:
(a) Court of the European Union (European Court of Justice) (not to be confused with European Court of Human Rights);
(i) Hears references and appeals from courts of member states on matters of European Law;
(ii) On European Law matters can overrule decisions of any UK court;
(b) European Court of Human Rights:
(i) The final source of appeal on European Convention on Human Rights matters. (Note that the Convention is now incorporated into UK law by Human Rights Act 1998);
(ii) There is no appeal from the European Court of Human Rights to European Court of Justice.
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