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Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights

The Court, based in Strasbourg, was set up as a result of the European Convention on Human Rights, created in 1950. This set out a catalogue of civil and political rights and freedoms. It allows people to lodge complaints against States which have signed up to the Convention for alleged violations of those rights. Although founded in 1950, the Court did not actually come into existence until 1959. It gained its present form as a single European Court of Human Rights when Protocol No. 11 to the ECHR took effect in 1998.

The Court is currently made up of 47 judges, one in principle for every State signed up to the Convention. They are elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and serve for six years. Judges sit on the Court as individuals and do not represent their country.  Website: www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home
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L.M. and Others v. Russia

15 October 2015 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Mukhitdinov v. Russia

21 May 2015 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

S.C. c. Roumanie

10 February 2015 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Eshonkulov v. Russia

15 January 2015 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Mahammad et autres c. Grèce

15 January 2015 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Mohammadi v. Austria

3 July 2014 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Fact sheet - Migrants in detention

June 2014 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses

Herman et Serazadishvili c. Grèce

24 April 2014 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Housein c. Grèce

24 October 2013 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Amie and others v. Bulgaria

12 February 2013 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

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