The European Consultative Assembly yesterday recommended the establishment of an international supreme court to guarantee human rights and fundamental freedoms, just before it concluded its first session here. The original suggestion that the Council of Europe guarantee human rights was made by Winston Churchill and a group of delegates from various countries.
The vote in favor of the resolution was 65 to 1, with 17 abstentions. The lone opposition vote was cast by a member of the British Labor delegation, as were eight of the abstaineers. The remainder of the abstaining group was composed of Conservative and Catholic representatives.
Before the court can be established, the Council of Europe, of which the Assembly is the lower house, must approve the resolution. The upper house, the Council of Ministers, on which are represented the Foreign Ministers of the twelve nations composing the Council of Europe, will begin to discuss all the recommendations of the Assembly in about six to eight weeks.
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