Constitutional courts are regularly depicted as the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) partners which contribute significantly to domestic implementation of the ECtHR’s case law. This article acknowledges the constitutional courts’ importance in the implementation of ECHR rights, however, it argues that the domestic implementation environment is more complex and asks for a more nuanced approach to assessing the role of constitutional courts in implementing the ECtHR case law. The article offers a typology of constitutional courts’ roles in mechanisms of implementation of the ECtHR’s case law. The typology aims to provide a more nuanced picture of constitutional court’s roles as it takes into account their interactions with other domestic actors during different stages of implementation, and their different postures towards the ECtHR’s judgments. Informed by the typology, the article revisits the debate about the significance of constitutional courts in the ECHR system.

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解开伙伴关系：宪法法院在实施欧洲人权法院判例法中的作用类型

宪法法院经常被描述为欧洲人权法院 (ECtHR) 的合作伙伴，它们为欧洲人权法院判例法的国内实施做出了重大贡献。本文承认宪法法院在实施 ECHR 权利方面的重要性，然而，它认为国内实施环境更为复杂，并要求采取更细致入微的方法来评估宪法法院在实施 ECHR 判例法中的作用。本文提供了宪法法院在欧洲人权法院判例法实施机制中的角色分类。该类型旨在更细致地描绘宪法法院的角色，因为它考虑到了宪法法院在不同实施阶段与其他国内行为者的互动，以及他们对欧洲人权法院判决的不同态度。根据类型学，本文重新讨论了关于宪法法院在 ECHR 系统中的重要性的辩论。