the European Court of Human Rights
/ðə ˌjʊərəpiːən ˌkɔːt əv ˌhjuːmən ˈraɪts/
/ðə ˌjʊrəpiːən ˌkɔːrt əv ˌhjuːmən ˈraɪts/
- the court of law of the Council of Europe. It started work in 1959 and is based in Strasbourg, France. It decides whether the agreed Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms has been obeyed.
compare European Court of Justice欧洲人权法院:欧洲委员会法院。它于1959年开始工作,总部位于法国斯特拉斯堡。它决定是否遵守商定的《保护人权和基本自由公约》。