Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-27-Speech-5-033"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-10-27"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20001027.2.5-033"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-27-Speech-5-0342
lpv:speaker	lp:Elspeth Attwooll2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, politicians often have the difficult task of telling constituents that no matter how heartfelt their grievance, or how strong its moral base, there is no legal remedy. Sometimes they have the even more difficult task of having to admit that because of problems of access to justice or because of the law's own delays, the road to vindicating their legal rights will be long and arduous. Worst of all, I believe, is having to issue a warning that a court judgment in their favour may just be a set of comforting words and make no real difference in their lives. Fortunately, in a democratic society this is rare. The rule of law means just that. No-one can place him or herself outside its ambit just because of who they are or what they do. The American jurist, Lon Fuller, warned us that one of the ways in which something can fail to be a legal system is if there is no congruence between legal rules and official action. In the last eleven years we have seen three European Court of Justice judgments in favour of the . On 13 September this year the European Ombudsman sustained a complaint by them and a number of individual cases have been upheld in the Italian courts. I am well aware that the circumstances have not been easy for people on both sides of the argument. But if in this Parliament the rule of law is important to us, we must ensure that it is upheld. If in this Parliament we genuinely believe in a citizen's Europe, we must strive to secure one. As has been said, this is the third time that this issue has come before Parliament in the form of a motion for a resolution. I hope and trust that there will be no need for it ever to do so again, unless it is to thank all those involved for the fact that effective action has now been taken."@en1
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