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Law is not something abstract. Rather, it is deeply rooted in culture. It is constantly being formed and modified and adapted to new societal requirements and developments. Good ideas can be transferred from one legal system to another one, convincing concepts can be implanted and work in different environments, but that is rather the exception than the rule.
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ECtHR, 01.06.2010, no. 22978/05 – Gäfgen v. Germany.
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ECtHR, 09.01.2013, no. 21722/11 – Oleksandr Volkov v. Ukraine.
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ECtHR, 04.12.2015, no. 47143/06 – Roman Zakharov v. Russia, para. 230; ECtHR, 12.01.2016, no. 37138/14 – Szabó and Vissy v. Hungary, para. 65.
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ECtHR, 04.07.2006, no. 59450/00 – Ramirez Sanchez v. France.
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ECtHR, 04.07.2006, no. 59450/00 – Ramirez Sanchez v. France, para. 150.
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ECtHR, 07.07.1989, no. 14038/88 – Soering v. The United Kingdom.
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ECtHR, 17.01.2012, no. 8139/09 – Othman (Abu Qatada) v. United Kingdom, para. 258.
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ECtHR, 22.05.2014, no. 15172/13 – Ilgar Mammadov v. Azerbaijan, paras. 92, 143.
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ECtHR, 15.11.2007, no. 72118/01 – Khamidov v. Russia, para 174.
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ECtHR, 16.11.2010, no.926/05 – Taxquet v. Belgium, para. 76.
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“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
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Nußberger, A. (2023). The European Union and the Council of Europe as Legal Area of Freedom, Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law. In: Deguchi, M., Yakushiji, K. (eds) Europe and Asia as a Legal Area for Fundamental Rights. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7542-4_1
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