▁into ▁courts , ▁ar bit ral ▁trib un als ▁and ▁quasi - jud icial ▁institutions . ▁Cour ts ▁are ▁permanent ▁bodies , ▁with ▁near ▁the ▁same ▁composition ▁for ▁each ▁case . ▁Ar bit ral ▁trib un als , ▁by ▁contrast , ▁are ▁constit uted ▁an ew ▁for ▁each ▁case . ▁Both ▁courts ▁and ▁ar bit ral ▁trib un als ▁can ▁make ▁binding ▁dec isions . ▁Qu asi - jud icial ▁institutions , ▁by ▁contrast , ▁make ▁r ul ings ▁on ▁cases , ▁but ▁these ▁r ul ings ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁themselves ▁leg ally ▁binding ; ▁the ▁main ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁individual ▁compla ints ▁mechan isms ▁available ▁under ▁the ▁various ▁UN ▁human ▁rights ▁treat ies . ▁ ▁Institution s ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁global ▁and ▁regional ▁institutions . ▁ ▁The ▁listing ▁below ▁incorpor ates ▁both ▁currently ▁existing ▁institutions , ▁def unct ▁institutions ▁that ▁no ▁longer ▁exist , ▁institutions ▁which ▁never ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁due ▁to ▁non - rat ification ▁of ▁their ▁constit utive ▁instruments , ▁and ▁institutions ▁which ▁do ▁not ▁yet ▁exist , ▁but ▁for ▁which ▁constit utive ▁instruments ▁have ▁been ▁signed . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁mere ▁proposed ▁institutions ▁for ▁which ▁no ▁instrument ▁was ▁ever ▁signed . ▁ ▁International ▁courts ▁ ▁International ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁ ▁International ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁ ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁the ▁Form er ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁ ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁R w anda ▁ ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁ ▁International ▁Military ▁Trib unal ▁( Def unct