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Court-martial

Legal services; Courts

A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law, and, if the defendant is found guilty, to decide upon punishment.

Appeals court, court of appeals

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A court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

Appellate court

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A court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

An international agreement governing the protection of migrant workers and families. Signed on 18 December 1990, it entered into force on 1 July 2003 after the threshold of 20 ratifying States was ...

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

Legal services; Courts

A second-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races. Controversially, the ...

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

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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 ...