10 Terms
Contributors in Courts
Courts
Administrative court
Legal services; Courts
A court specialising in administrative law, particularly disputes concerning the exercise of public power. Their role is to ascertain that official acts are consistent with the law. Such courts are ...
Western European Union (WEU)
Legal services; Courts
It will be until June 2011 an international organisation tasked with implementing the Modified Treaty of Brussels (1954), an amended version of the original 1948 Treaty of Brussels. The WEU was ...
European Nuclear Energy Tribunal (ENET)
Legal services; Courts
An international tribunal, established 1 January 1960, that operates under the auspices of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Its member states are Austria, Belgium, ...
Central American Integration System
Legal services; Courts
An economic, cultural and political organisation of Central American states since February 1, 1993. It was on December 13, 1991, however, when all the countries of the ODECA signed the Protocol of ...
Benelux Court of Justice
Legal services; Courts
Entered into force in 1975. The Court, composed of judges from the highest courts of the three States, has to guarantee the uniform interpretation of common legal rules. This international judicial ...
Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association States (EFTA)
Legal services; Courts
A supranational court covering the three European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members who are also members of the European Economic Area (EEA): Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
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 ...
