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minus-squareMrMakabar@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoThe ECtHR is for the signatories of the ECHR, which has been signed by all EU members, but also all other countries in Europe save for Russia and Belarus. So the UK, Norway, Turkey, Serbia, Ukraine, Switzerland and so forth are also bound by this.
minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 months agoI guess countries are now famous for respecting obligations.
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-27 months agoYou can be as blasé as you want but the ECtHR is the closest thing that exists to an effective international court: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Human_Rights#Effectiveness
The ECtHR is for the signatories of the ECHR, which has been signed by all EU members, but also all other countries in Europe save for Russia and Belarus. So the UK, Norway, Turkey, Serbia, Ukraine, Switzerland and so forth are also bound by this.
I guess countries are now famous for respecting obligations.
You can be as blasé as you want but the ECtHR is the closest thing that exists to an effective international court: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Human_Rights#Effectiveness