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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Al-Nashif v. Bulgaria The judgment became final on 20 September 2002. 20 June 2002 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Immigration law - Right to family life - Right to liberty and security - Rights of non-citizens - Statelessness \| Countries: Bulgaria - Kuwait - Syrian Arab Republic
Al-Adsani c. Royaume-Uni 21 November 2001 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Human rights and fundamental freedoms \| Countries: Kuwait - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Al-Adsani v. The United Kingdom 21 November 2001 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Human rights and fundamental freedoms \| Countries: Kuwait - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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