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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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
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
McKeown v. United Kingdom 11 January 2011 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Terrorism \| Countries: 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
A.W. Khan v. United Kingdom 12 January 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Drug trafficking - Right to family life \| Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Khan v. United Kingdom Admissibility application. 8 December 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Residence permits / Residency - Right to family life \| Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Omojudi v. United Kingdom This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. 24 November 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Residence permits / Residency - Right to family life - Visas \| Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Andrews v. United Kingdom Admissibility application. 29 September 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life \| Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. United Kingdom Admissibility application. See also the judgment on merits: Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. United Kingdom; and the judgment of the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): R (on the application of (1) Faisal Attiyah Nassar Al-Saadoon (2) Khalaf Hussain Mufdhi) v. Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWCA Civ 7. 30 June 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death penalty - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Jurisdiction - Right to life \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A et autres c. Royaume-Uni Cet arrêt est définitif. Il peut subir des retouches de forme. 19 February 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Pre-trial detention - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: France - Jordan - Morocco - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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