Yes, you have a very interesting history of advancements in interstate trade, civil rights etc. through courts. In Europe we have had a bit of the same in the

Yes, you have a very interesting history of advancements in interstate trade, civil rights etc. through courts. In Europe we have had a bit of the same in the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (in areas like free movement of goods, services and people,) and in the rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (in civil rights issues). In continental Europe such advancements have primarily come from legislative bodies, though.