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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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A.F. c. France

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

M.A. v. Switzerland

18 November 2014 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

A.A. and Others v. Sweden

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

D.N.W. v. Sweden

6 December 2012 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

N. and Others v. the United Kingdom (Statement of Facts)

15 March 2012 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

S.M. v. Sweden

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

Isfahani v. the Netherlands

31 January 2008 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Elezaj and Others v. Sweden

20 September 2007 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Merie v. The Netherlands

20 September 2007 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Bagheri and Maliki v. The Netherlands

15 May 2007 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

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