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The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) is an international human rights organization founded in Bologna, Italy, on June 24, 1979, at the initiative of Senator Lelio Basso. [1] It was established during the final session of the Russell Tribunal with the aim of condemning Latin American dictatorships. The court is composed of a president, four ...
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Tribunal Supremo) is the highest court of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority to interpret and decide questions of Puerto Rican law.The Court is analogous to one of the state supreme courts of the states of the United States; being the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico the highest state court and the court of last resort in Puerto Rico.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court H.R.) is an international court based in San José, Costa Rica.Together with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, it was formed by the American Convention on Human Rights, a human rights treaty ratified by members of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Quasi-judicial institutions, by contrast, make rulings on cases, but these rulings are not in themselves legally binding; the main example is the individual complaints mechanisms available under the various UN human rights treaties.
International courts are formed by treaties between nations, or under the authority of an international organization such as the United Nations—this includes ad hoc tribunals and permanent institutions, but excludes any courts arising purely under national authority.
Puerto Rican members of LULAC, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights group, are growing their ranks and leadership and focusing on seeking statehood for P.R.
An international court is an international organization, or a body of an international organization, that hears cases in which one party may be a state or international organization (or body thereof), and which is composed of independent judges who follow predetermined rules of procedure to issue binding decisions on the basis of international law.
Special Tribunal for the Defense of the RSI State (Italy, 1943–1945) Tribunais Plenários (Portugal, 1945–1974) International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg, occupied Germany, 1945–1946) International Military Tribunal for the Far East (Tokyo, occupied Japan, 1946–1948) Court of Parties (Egypt, 1977–) Tribunal de Orden Público (Spain ...