| English | Chinese |
| access to the courts The right of citizens to access to the organs of the governments where justice is administered | 法庭申诉 (市民向政府审判机构申诉的权力。) |
| administrative court An independent, specialized judicial tribunal in which judges or officials are authorized by a government agency to conduct hearings and render decisions in proceedings between the government agency and the persons, businesses or other organizations that it regulates; administration | 行政法庭 (一种独立且特殊的司法法庭，其中的法官和官员由政府机构任命，负责其管辖的政府机构与个人、企业或其他组织之间诉讼程序中的听证以及判决。) |
| court of justice A tribunal having jurisdiction of appeal and review, including the ability to overturn decisions of lower courts or courts of first instance | 司法法院 (对上诉和复审案件拥有裁判权的法庭，可以推翻下级法院或一审的判决。) |
| Court of Justice of the European Communities Institution set up under Treaty of Rome to ensure that in interpretation and application of the Treaty the law is observed. It consists of judges from each member state, appointed for 6-year periods, assisted by three Advocates General. It sits in Luxembourg, expressing itself in judgements when called upon to do so in proceedings initiated by member states, institutions of the EC and natural or legal persons. Procedures are generally inquisitorial | 欧盟法院 (依据罗马条约所设置的机构，在解释和应用条约时遵守法律。它由每个会员国的法官所组成，每六年委派一次，由三个总检察长帮助履行职责。 欧盟法院位于卢森堡公国，当欧盟机构与自然人或法人等成员国成员发生诉讼争端时可请它执行裁决。) |
| European Court of Justice The supreme court of The European Union which oversees the application of the EU treaties, decides upon the validity and the meaning of Community legislation and determines whether any act or omission by the European Commission, the Council of Minister or any member state constitutes a breach of Community law | 欧洲法院 (欧盟最高法院，以监督欧盟条约，决定共同体立法的合法性和意义，以及决定是否欧盟委员会、部长理事会或者任何成员国的法案违反了共同体法律。) |
| International Court of Justice Judicial arm of the United Nations. It has jurisdiction to give advisory opinions on matters of law and treaty construction when requested by the General Assembly, Security Council or any other international agency authorised by the General Assembly to petition for such opinion. It has jurisdiction, also, to settle legal disputes between nations when voluntarily submitted to it | 国际法院 (联合国的司法武装。当联合国大会、安全理事会或者其他联合国认证的国际机构申请建议意见时，其有为法律或条约制定提供意见的裁决权。同时，国际法院具有解决国家间法律争端的裁决权。) |
