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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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Dzhabrailovy v. Russia

20 May 2010 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Suleymanova v. Russia

12 May 2010 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Umalatov and Others v. Russia

8 April 2010 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Babat and Others v. Turkey

12 January 2010 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Gasayev c. l'Espagne

17 February 2009 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

F.H. v. Sweden

20 January 2009 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Ismoilov and Others v. Russia

12 December 2006 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Estamirov and Others v. Russia

12 October 2006 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Zubayrayev v. Russia

28 September 2006 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

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