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European Court of Human Rights

Legal services; Courts

A supra-national court, established by the European Convention on Human Rights, which provides legal recourse of last resort for individuals who feel that their human rights have been violated by a ...

European Court of Justice

Legal services; Courts

Officially the Court of Justice , is the highest court in the European Union in matters of European Union law. As a part of the Court of Justice of the European Union institution it is tasked with ...

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC)

Legal services; Courts

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 ...

Caribbean Court of Justice

Legal services; Courts

Established in 2001, is an institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The CCJ has two jurisdictions: an Original Jurisdiction and an Appellate ...

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Legal services; Courts

An autonomous judicial institution based in the city of San José, Costa Rica. Together with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, it makes up the human rights protection system of the ...

United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, In human or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Legal services; Courts

An international human rights instrument, under the review of the United Nations, that aims to prevent torture around the world.

East African Court of Justice (EACJ)

Legal services; Courts

A treaty-based judicial body of the East African Community tasked to ensure adherence to law in the interpretation and application of and compliance with the East African Treaty of 1999. The Court is ...

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