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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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D.H. V. Finland

28 June 2011 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Jussila v. Finland

23 November 2006 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

N. v. Finland

26 July 2005 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Ovdienko v. Finland

31 May 2005 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

N. v. Finland

23 September 2003 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Lagerblom v. Sweden

14 April 2003 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Recep Demir v. Finland

23 March 1999 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Karassev and Family v. Finland

12 January 1999 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Karassev et famille c. Finlande

12 January 1999 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Z. v. Finland

25 February 1997 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

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