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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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Konstatinov v. The Netherlands

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

26 April 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Residence permits / Residency - Rights of non-citizens - Roma - Statelessness | Countries: Netherlands - Serbia

Tuquabo-Tekle and Others v. the Netherlands

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

1 December 2005 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life | Countries: Eritrea - Netherlands

Haydarie v. the Netherlands

20 October 2005 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Immigration law - Right to family life | Countries: Afghanistan - Netherlands

Benamar and Others v. the Netherlands

5 April 2005 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Residence permits / Residency - Right to family life - Visas | Countries: Morocco - Netherlands

Tuquabo-Tekle and Others v. the Netherlands

19 October 2004 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life | Countries: Ethiopia - Netherlands

Chandra and Others v. The Netherlands

13 May 2003 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Family reunification - Right to family life | Countries: Indonesia - Netherlands

I.M. v. the Netherlands

25 March 2003 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Family reunification | Countries: Cape Verde - Netherlands

Ebrahim and Ebrahim v. the Netherlands

18 March 2003 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Family reunification - Palestinian - Right to family life - Statelessness | Countries: Lebanon - Netherlands

Sen c. Pays-Bas

21 December 2001 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Netherlands - Turkey

Javeed v. the Netherlands

3 July 2001 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Family reunification | Countries: Netherlands - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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