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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Khan c. France (application no. 12267/16) violation of article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment). 28 February 2019 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refugee camps - Unaccompanied / Separated children \| Countries: Afghanistan - France - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
F.N. v. the United Kingdom 17 September 2013 \| 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 - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to family life \| Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
H. and B. v. The United Kingdom 9 April 2013 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Regional instruments \| Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
S.H.H. v. The United Kingdom 29 January 2013 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Persons with disabilities - Regional instruments \| Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Babar Ahmad and Others v. The United Kingdom 10 April 2012 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Criminal justice - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Terrorism \| Countries: Egypt - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Harkins and Edwards v. United Kingdom 17 January 2012 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment \| Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - United States of America
Othman (Abu Qatada) v. The United Kingdom 17 January 2012 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Diplomatic assurances - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Regional instruments - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Torture - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations \| Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sufi and Elmi v. United Kingdom 28 June 2011 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - EU Qualification Directive - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal armed conflict - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - International protection - Rejected asylum-seekers - Returnees - Security situation \| Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Babar Ahmad and Others v. United Kingdom Admissibility decision. 6 July 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Criminal justice - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Terrorism \| Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. United Kingdom 2 March 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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