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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Kopylov v. Russia 29 July 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Effective remedy - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Police \| Countries: Russian Federation
Louled Massoud v. Malta 27 July 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Immigration Detention - Right to liberty and security - Trafficking in persons \| Countries: Algeria - Malta
Dbouba v. Turkey 15 July 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Refugees - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: Tunisia - Turkey
Ilyasova v. Russia 10 June 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed forces / Military - Chechen - Effective remedy - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: Russian Federation
Vakayeva and Others v. Russia 10 June 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Abduction - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Chechen - Disappeared persons - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life \| Countries: Russian Federation
Gul and Others v. Turkey 8 June 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Freedom of assembly and association - Freedom of expression - Terrorism \| Countries: Turkey
Sadulayeva v. Russia 8 April 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Chechen - Disappeared persons - Right to life \| Countries: Russian Federation
Mudayevy v. Russia 8 April 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Chechen - Disappeared persons - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life \| Countries: Russian Federation
Abayeva and Others v. Russia 8 April 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Chechen - Disappeared persons - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life \| Countries: Russian Federation
Nduwayezu v. Sweden Admissibility application. 8 December 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights activists - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Tutsis \| Countries: Burundi - Sweden

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