The rule of law is a constitutional principle under the European Convention on Human Rights. Throughout its history, the rule of law has been the lodestar guiding the development of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. In recent years, the normative impact of this principle has been increasing in the case-law of the Court, in particular in cases dealing with the independence of the judiciary. The article discusses the conceptual core of the rule of law under the Convention system as a fundamental component of “European public order”. Subsequently, the three-dimensional normative status of the rule of law is explored as well as the Court's statement that the principle is “inherent in all the Articles of the Convention”. On this basis, an in-depth analysis is undertaken of the application in recent Strasbourg case-law of the independence of the judiciary as a fundamental organic component of the rule of law. Finally, the author reflects on the “symbiotic” relationship in the field of judicial independence between the Strasbourg Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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作为《欧洲人权公约》指南针的法治：斯特拉斯堡法院与司法独立

法治是《欧洲人权公约》下的一项宪法原则。纵观其历史，法治一直是指导欧洲人权法院判例法发展的指南针。近年来，这一原则在法院判例法中的规范影响不断增加，特别是在涉及司法独立的案件中。文章讨论了作为“欧洲公共秩序”基本组成部分的公约体系下法治的概念核心。随后，对法治的三维规范地位以及法院关于“公约所有条款固有”的原则进行了探讨。以这个为基础，对司法独立作为法治的基本有机组成部分在最近的斯特拉斯堡判例法中的应用进行了深入分析。最后，作者反思了斯特拉斯堡法院与欧盟法院在司法独立领域的“共生”关系。