the European Court of Justice
/ðə ˌjʊərəpiːən ˌkɔːt əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/
/ðə ˌjʊrəpiːən ˌkɔːrt əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/
- the court of law of the European Union since 1952. Its base is in Luxembourg, with judges from each of the member countries. It interprets EU law and decides when individual member countries have broken that law.
compare European Court of Human Rights欧洲法院:自1952年以来的欧洲联盟法院。它的总部设在卢森堡,每个成员国的法官。它解释欧盟法律,并确定各个成员国何时违反该法律。