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Courts,Tribunals & Dispute Mechanisms

"Ireland affirms its adherence to the principle of the pacific settlement of international disputes by international arbitration or judicial determination."

Article 29.2 of the Constitution

Introduction

Introduction to International Courts and Tribunals and Resolution of International Disputes

International Court of Justice

The ICJ in The Hague is also known as the World Court

Permanent Court of Arbitration

The PCA was established in The Hague in 1899

International Criminal Court

The ICC is the world’s first permanent international criminal court and prosecutes genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

ICTY

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

ICTR

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights is an institution of the Council of Europe established in 1959

Court of Justice of the EU

The Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) is the highest court in the EU system.

European Social Charter

Revised European Social Charter Collective Complaint Mechanism

UN Treaty monitoring bodies

Certain UN human rights treaties allow individuals to complain to treaty monitoring bodies.
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Introduction

International Court of Justice

Permanent Court of Arbitration

International Criminal Court

International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Justice

European Social Charter

United Nations Treaty Monitoring Bodies

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