human rights court
Dignity violation adjudicator
A human rights court is a judicial body that hears cases involving violations of fundamental rights—torture, unlawful detention, discrimination, denial of fair trial.
The European Court of Human Rights is the most prominent example, allowing individuals to bring claims against member states.
These courts interpret treaties and issue binding judgments, often ordering compensation or policy changes: The human rights court ruled the government had violated her right to privacy.
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- justiceFair treatment under law
- fair trialImpartial judicial proceeding
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
gavel · Strasbourg · appeal · verdict · ruling · violations · asylum · torture · dignity · fundamental freedoms · victim · petition · chamber · convention · state party · interim measures · remedy · Geneva
- legal systemsconstitutional law, judiciary, criminal code, penal code, laws
- International CourtsICC, war crimes tribunal, criminal tribunal, Nuremberg tribunal, PCA
- legal entitiescorporation, law firm, LLC, company, nonprofit
- special courtsmilitary tribunal, war crimes tribunal, revolutionary tribunal, ICC, Star Chamber
- Tribunalsinternational tribunal, military tribunal, war crimes tribunal, criminal tribunal, war tribunal
human rights courtkangaroo court
Illegitimate proceeding ignoring procedure
show trial · star chamber · revolutionary tribunal · people's court · inquisition
human rights courtsecret police
Clandestine state security apparatus
Gestapo · Stasi · torture chamber · political police · NKVD
human rights courtsummary execution
Killing without formal trial
arbitrary detention · lynch mob · vigilante justice · mob rule · death squad
human, humans, humane, humanely, humanity, humanities, inhumane, inhuman, subhuman