11.   States have to consent to its authority for its ruling to be binding.

12.   That ruling was still binding, Mitchell said.

13.   The human rights commission in Strasbourg scrutinizes applications to the European Court of Human Rights whose rulings are binding on member countries.

14.   The human rights commission in Strasbourg scrutinizes applications to the European of Human Rights whose rulings are binding on member countries.

15.   The ruling is not binding on other courts.

16.   The United States never signed the American Convention on Human Rights and is not bound by rulings of the court, which is under the Organization of American States.

17.   The union contends the ruling is binding.

18.   World Court rulings are binding under international law.

19.   However its rulings are not binding on member countries.

20.   Although its rulings are not binding, they carry weight in the European Union, which both Cyprus and Turkey are negotiating to join.