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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Güveç v. Turkey This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. 20 January 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Legal representation / Legal aid - Mental health - Pre-trial detention - Public health - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Turkey
Aleksanyan v. Russia This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. 22 December 2008 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Pre-trial detention - Prison or detention conditions - Public health - Right to family life - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Russian Federation
M. v. United Kingdom Admissibility decision. 24 June 2008 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Persecution based on political opinion - Public health - Right to family life \| Countries: Congo, Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
N. c. Royaume-Uni Cet arrêt est définitif. Il peut subir des retouches de forme. Case history before national courts: N v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003] EWCA Civ 1369; and [2005] UKHL 31. 27 May 2008 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - HIV and AIDS - Public health \| Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
N. v. The United Kingdom This judgment is final but may be subject to editorial revision. Case history before national courts: N v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003] EWCA Civ 1369; and [2005] UKHL 31. 27 May 2008 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - HIV and AIDS - Public health \| Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hummatov v. Azerbaijan This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. 29 November 2007 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Public health - Statelessness \| Countries: Azerbaijan
Makuc and Others v. Slovenia Admisibility decision. 31 May 2007 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Economic, social and cultural rights - Effective remedy - Freedom of movement - Immigration law - Public health - Right to family life - Right to justice - Right to life - Rights of non-citizens - Statelessness - Statelessness \| Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia - North Macedonia - Serbia - Slovenia
Jalloh v. Germany 11 July 2006 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Countries: Germany - Sierra Leone
Jalloh v. Germany 11 July 2006 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Countries: Germany - Sierra Leone
Ahmed v. Sweden 16 May 2006 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Public health \| Countries: Sweden

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