European Court may refer to: Court of Justice of the European Union, the judiciary of the European Union, based in Luxembourg European Court of Justice (ECJ), the EU's highest court, established in 1952 General Court (European Union), established in 1989 European Union Civil Service Tribunal, established in 2005 European Court of Auditors, an institution of the European Union, established in 1977 European Court of Human Rights, an institution based in Strasbourg for the hearing of human rights complaints from Council of Europe member states; unrelated to the European Union; established in 1959 Royal courts in Europe See also Relationship between the European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights