FFII reports on why the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement may be declared unconstitutional by European constitutional courts.
Does ACTA Violate European Constitutional Law?
August 26, 2009
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Argument irrelevant
ACTA will be concluded jointly by the European Commnity and its Member States, which is illustrated by the fact the EU is represented by the European Commission, on behalf of the Community, and the EU Presidency, on behalf of the Member States. This means that the whole argument put forward by FFII is irrelevant.