In Paris and London, by contrast, the view is that the council president, as the envoy of national leaders, takes primacy.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

However, it can claim primacy over national courts and may take over national investigations and proceedings at any stage if this proves to be in the interest of international justice.

BBC: ICTY logo

The system is the primacy for the national judges.

CNN: Hand over Saif Gadhafi, court tells Libya

Finally, the reemergence of American primacy in space that the National Aerospace Plane represents will do much to restore popular and Congressional support for this vital area of national endeavor.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The National Aerospace Plane