Same Institution, Different Day

Earlier this summer, I was lucky enough to be in Strasbourg and visit its three famous government institutions. We finished our tour of those same institutions just this week.
On my first trip to these institutions, I was impressed and mystified by all their grandeur and prestige. I was amazed that even the architecture of each building had a meaning and symbolic reference to a principle of that institution.
This time around, I was able to appreciate and fully understand the complexities that are involved in having an entire continent answer as if in one voice. Whether the institution is dealing with forty-seven member states or thousands of applicants, they have founded a way to communicate to the world their goals and ais holistically.
The most interesting and, I feel, humanitarian of them all is the Court of Human Rights. This court system accepts and reads any complaint of a violation of a right coming from the humblest of people. The freedom for people to have access to such an organization shows how transparent, accessible and willing this institution is for those who think that their rights have been violated.
Our tour guide was diligently explained the commencement of the court, the inner workings, and interesting statistics. For example, the court receives about seventy thousand applications a year. The court has one judge from each member state. The court also rejects many applications because they have yet to reach the required criteria.
Although these certain visits gave me 'deja vu' in a way, I am glad to report that I was able to not only learn something new but also create a different experience with the knowledge from the previous visit.