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

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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)

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 ...

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

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A free trade area with nineteen member states stretching from Libya to Zimbabwe. COMESA formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981. Nine of the member ...

African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

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A regional court that was created initially to make judgments on African Union states' compliance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. It came into being on January 25, 2004 with ...

Court christian, court spiritual

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These are courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious matters. In the Middle Ages in many areas of Europe these courts had much wider powers than before the development of nation ...

Ecclesiastical court

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These are courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious matters. In the Middle Ages in many areas of Europe these courts had much wider powers than before the development of nation ...

Constitutional court

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A high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether or not laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. Whether or not they conflict ...