The CJEU and the ECtHR: an idiot’s guide – Law & Religion UK February 27, 2017 by Fulcrum Five years ago we posted a piece entitled ‘Church and State III – the European dimension’. Perhaps the title was misleading, but some people still don’t seem to be able to understand the difference between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, so the following is an updated version, without the references to freedom of religion and belief. Frank Cranmer. Law and Religion UK 27 February 2017 FulcrumShareTweetShare