While the International Court of Justice at The Hague handles only disputes between states, the European Court pronounces verdicts also in cases of differences between citizens and states.
Starptautiskā tiesa Hāgā izskata strīdus starp valstīm, kurpretī Eiropas tiesa paziņo spriedumus arī gadījumos, kad domstarpības ir radušās starp pilsoņiem un valstīm.