Flaminio Costa

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Flaminio Costa was an Italian lawyer and electricity consumer known for bringing the landmark European Court of Justice case Costa v ENEL, which established the primacy of European Union law over national law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian lawyer
human
lawyer
asserted primacy of European Community law over conflicting national law
associatedWithLegalDoctrine primacy of European Union law
supremacy of European Union law
broughtProceedingsAgainst ENEL NERFINISHED
caseReferredTo European Court of Justice NERFINISHED
challenged compatibility of Italian nationalization law with European Community treaties
contributedTo development of the doctrine of direct effect and supremacy in EU law
countryOfCitizenship Italy
fieldOfActivity European Union law NERFINISHED
law
hasNationality Italian
influenced subsequent European Court of Justice case law on supremacy of EU law
involvedIn nationalization of the Italian electricity sector
knownFor bringing the case Costa v ENEL before the European Court of Justice
legalArgumentContext conflict between Italian national law and European Community law
legalStanding electricity consumer
legalSystemContext European Community legal order
Italian legal system
notableFor Costa v ENEL NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
opposed ENEL NERFINISHED
partyTo Costa v ENEL NERFINISHED
relatedCase Costa v ENEL (1964) NERFINISHED
resisted Italian legislation nationalizing electricity supply
roleInCase plaintiff in Costa v ENEL
typeOfConsumer electricity consumer GENERATED
usedLegalInstrument preliminary reference procedure to the European Court of Justice

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Costa v ENEL hasParty Flaminio Costa
Costa v ENEL plaintiff Flaminio Costa