Robert Lecourt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Lecourt

French politician and judge

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1908

Place of Birth: Pavilly, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 09-Aug-2004

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, non-fiction writer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Robert Lecourt (19 September 1908 – 9 August 2004) was a French politician and lawyer, judge and the fourth President of the European Court of Justice.
He was born in Pavilly and died in Boulogne-Billancourt. Significantly, in his role as a judge at European Court of Justice, he gave the landmark decision in the case of Costa v ENEL, establishing the supremacy of EU law over member state's law.