Esquarian Court of Justice

Esquarian Court of Justice
Established	9 September 1990
Location	Kaldfesting, Jorland and Lothican
Composition method	Appointment by national governments
Authorized by	Treaty of the Esquarian Community
Judge term length	Service during good behavior
Number of positions	1 per Member State
Website	jus.esquaria.ec

The Esquarian Court of Justice is the judicial institution of the Esquarian Community empowered to resolve disputes among Member States and interpret the treaties and laws of the Esquarian Community. According to the Treaty of the Esquarian Community, its decisions are acts of Esquarian law which are binding on all Member States.

It is not to be confused with the Esquarian Court of Human Rights, which is a different EC institution with different powers and responsibilities.

Jurisdiction

The Court is empowered to interpret Esquarian law, including the Treaty of the Esquarian Community, laws passed by the bicameral Community legislature (Council and Parliament), EC treaties with non-Member States, and its own prior judgments. It is not entitled to adjudicate national law or hear disputes between Member States and non-Member States except insofar as they touch on Esquarian law.

Decisions

The Treaty of the Esquarian Community states that "[a] majority of judges adjudicating a given case is necessary to reach a decision." It does not require that the full Court hear every case or that an absolute majority of all judges is necessary to reach a decision. Therefore, the Court is entitled to constitute smaller chambers to hear cases as it may require.

The Court de facto operates under civil law and uses the inquisitorial system.

Judges

Judges of the ECJ in the Grand Chamber, 2013

Each Member State is entitled to appoint one judge to the Court at any given time. The Court is currently composed of the following judges:

Member State	Judge
Aininian Republic	Michel Radisson-Bernard
Aucurian Republic	Jonas Svalkaitis
Karazawa, Kingdom of	Arrek Yamkhad
Katranjiev, Kingdom of	Fengna Qing
Luziyca, Christian Republic of	Anastasi Kozlovsky
Montecara, State of	Aratòn Spino