Data Karen J. Alter, Cesare P.R. Romano International Judicial Bodies [as of 1st July 2013] Visualization Francesco Sebregondi / Forensic Architecture
From Taxonomic Timeline Romano C./Alter K./Shany Y. (eds.), The Handbook of International Adjudication (Oxford University Press, 2014)
Court of the Eurasian Economic Community 2012 2010s
Special Tribunal for Lebanon 2009
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia 2006
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) 2005
ASEAN Appellate Body 1 2005
International Criminal Court 2004
African Court on Human and People’s Rights 2004
Permanent Review Tribunal of the Mercosur 2004
Arab Investment Court 2003
3 Court of Justice of the African Union 2003 2000s
Special Court for the Sierra Leone 2002
2 Regulation 64 Panels in the Court of Kosovo 2001
Caribbean Court of Justice 2001
Court of Justice of the ECOWAS 2001 Permanent East African Community Court of Justice Courts 2001 3 Serious Crimes Panels in the District Court of Dili, East Timor 2000
Court of Justice of the CEMAC 2000
International Southern Africa Development Community Tribunal 2000 Criminal Ad-hoc Tribunals Court of Justice of the COMESA 1998 Courts Common Court of Justice and Arbitration of the OHADA 1997
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 1996 Military and Hybrid Court of Justice of the WAEMU 1996 Tribunals World Trade Organization Appellate Body 1995
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 1995 1990s
Central American Court of Justice (Managua) 1994
European Free Trade Association Court 1994 Judicial Bodies of Regional Integration Agreements International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia 1993 Economic Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States 1993
Court of Justice of the African Economic Community 3 1991
Court of Justice of the Arab Maghreb Union 1 1989
International Islamic Court of Justice 3 1987
Human Rights Courts Andean Tribunal of Justice 1984 1980s
Court of Justice of the ECCAS 3 1983
Judicial Board of the OAPEC 1 1980
Inter-American Court of Human Rights 1979
Inter-State Judicial Bodies Benelux Economic Union Court of Justice 1974 1970s
European Tribunal on State Immunity 1 1972
1960s
European Court of Human Rights 1959
European Nuclear Energy Tribunal 1 1957 1950s Western European Union Tribunal 3 1957
European Court of Justice* 1952
International Court of Justice 1946
2 International Military Tribunal for the Far East 1946 1940s International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg 2 1945
Arab Court of Justice 3 1945
Inter-American Court of International Justice 3 1938 1930s
International Central American Tribunal 3 1923 1920s Permanent Court of International Justice 2 1922
1910s
Central American Court of Justice (Cartago) 2 1908 1900s International Prize Court 3 1907
Type of Number of states subject to Name + Year the body became operational / Average rulings on the merits Decade international judicial body the judicial body’s compulsory jurisdiction Status Year of creation of the body per year (2006-2011)
1 - 5 or N/A [ Operational / Inoperative 1 = Dormant 2 = Terminated Line thickness 6 - 30 Note: 3 = Foresaken 0 1 10 100 1000+ International administrative tribunals > 30 are not included * Since 2010, Court of Justice of the European Union