International courts International courts The African Court of Justice will at some point in the future be merged with the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and be the African Union's legal organ. The seat of the Court will be situated in Eastern Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "African Court of Justice"
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights will merge with the African Court of Justice in the future, it will be situated in Eastern Africa and will rule on human rights abuses. ...more on Wikipedia about "African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights"
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is a institution in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Court was created in 2003 under the 2001 Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas( Treaty, Location) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The treaty is an instrument for the establishment of the Caribbean (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) and was signed by the various CARICOM heads of government. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caribbean Court of Justice"
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sports. Its headquarters are in Lausanne; there are additional courts located in New York City and Sydney, with ad-hoc courts created in Olympics host cities as required. ...more on Wikipedia about "Court of Arbitration for Sport"
The Court of First Instance, created in 1988, is a court of the European Union. It hears employment disputes brought by employees of the EU, and other matters (such as disputes brought by those refused a trademark by OHMI, the EU Trade Mark and designs registry). Appeals are sent to the European Court of Justice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Court of First Instance"
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a Superior Court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories ( Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat). It has unlimited jurisdiction in each member State. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court"
The Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States operates for the purposes of fulfilling economic obligations under the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The mandate of the Economic Court includes the resolution of disputes arising during the implementation of economic obligations. The Court may also resolve other disputes classified as within its mandate by agreements of member states. The Economic Court has the right to interpret provisions of agreements and other acts of the Commonwealth for economic issues. The Economic Court carries out its activity in accordance with an Agreement on the Status of the Economic Court and a Statute thereon, approved by the Council of Heads of States. The location of the Economic Court shall is the city of Minsk, Republic of Belarus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States"
The EFTA Court is an international court, an organ of the European Free Trade Association, established for the purpose of enforcing European Union law applied to the European Economic Area (EEA) states under the EEA treaty. ...more on Wikipedia about "EFTA Court"
The European Court of Auditors is one of five institutions of the European Union. Its "mission is to audit independently the collection and spending of European Union funds and, through this, assess the way that the European institutions discharge these functions". ...more on Wikipedia about "European Court of Auditors"
The European Court of Human Rights, often referred to informally as the "Strasbourg Court", was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints from Council of Europe member states. The court's mission is to enforce the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, ratified in 1953. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Court of Human Rights"
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is formally known as the 'Court of Justice of the European Communities', i.e. the court of the European Union (EU). It is based in Luxembourg, unlike most of the rest of the European Union institutions, which are based in Brussels and Strasbourg. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Court of Justice"
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is an autonomous judicial institution based in the city of San José, Costa Rica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inter-American Court of Human Rights"
International courts are formed by treaties between nations, or under the authority of an international organization such as the United Nations — this includes ad hoc tribunals and permanent institutions, but excludes any courts arising purely under national authority. ...more on Wikipedia about "International court"
The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Its seat is in the Peace Palace at The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations, the Court began work in 1946 as the successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice. The Statute of the International Court of Justice, similar to that of its predecessor, is the main constitutional document constituting and regulating the Court. The ICJ shouldn't be confused with the International Criminal Court or the War Crimes Law (Belgium), both of which also potentially have "global" jurisdiction. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Court of Justice"
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The ICC is designed to complement existing national judicial systems, ...more on Wikipedia about "International Criminal Court"
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ( French: Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda, Kinyarwanda: Urukiko Nshinjabyaha Mpuzamahanga rwagenewe u Rwanda) is a court under the auspices of the United Nations for the prosecution of offenses committed in Rwanda during the genocide which occurred there during April, 1994, commencing on April 6. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda"
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the "International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia", acronym 'ICTY', is a body of the United Nations (UN) established to prosecute war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. The tribunal functions as an ad-hoc court and is located in The Hague. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia"
World Court usually refers to either: ...more on Wikipedia about "World Court"
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