ABSTRACT
Two Pan-European Courts Europe has the benefi t of (or is burdened by, depending on one’s viewpoint) two pan-national courts, which are distinctly different in a number of ways. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg was established in 1959 pursuant to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) under the auspices of the Council of Europe. The Convention charges the Court with the enforcement and implementation of the ECHR in all 47 member states of the Council of Europe.
