International Commission of Jurists (CIJ) v. Portugal, Complaint No. 1/1998, Decision on the merits, 9 September 1999, §32: "The satisfactory application of the Charter ‘cannot be ensured solely by the operation of legislation if this is not effectively applied and rigorously supervised’."
Portugal, réclamation n° 1/1998, décision sur le bien-fondé du 9 septembre 1999, §32 :