Practice question · Put in order
Arrange these courts by the year they were established or began work.
- The Court of Justice of the European Communities, 1952
- The European Court of Human Rights, 1959
- The International Court of Justice, 1945
- The International Criminal Court, 2002
Hints
- The oldest belongs to the United Nations system.
- The newest tries individuals rather than states.
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- The International Court of Justice, 1945
- The Court of Justice of the European Communities, 1952
- The European Court of Human Rights, 1959
- The International Criminal Court, 2002
Why
The sequence tracks a widening of who can be brought before an international court. In 1945 only states could be parties; by 1959 an individual could complain about a state; by 2002 an individual could be tried by one. Each step required a treaty that a good many states declined to join.
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