How can a European court enforce laws in the UK?

The European Court of Human Rights is so named because it is collectively run by countries from across the continent of Europe – including the UK. The UK, like all Member States, has representatives in the Council of Europe and there is an independent judge from each Member State sitting in the Court. The current judge from the UK is Tim Eicke and there are 18 representatives (and 18 substitutes) from the UK in each the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.