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
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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- Combatants / Former combatants 5
- Deportation / Forcible return 7
- Derivative status 1
- Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 1
- Effective remedy 1
- Expulsion 1
- Family reunification 1
- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 8
- Freedom of expression 2
- Freedom of speech 2
- Immigration law 1
- Legal representation / Legal aid 1
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 1
- Palestinian 1
- Persecution based on political opinion 6
- Persecution of family members 1
- Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 1
- Prevention of discrimination 2
- Prison or detention conditions 1
- Regional instruments 1
- Rejected asylum-seekers 5
- Religious discrimination 1
- Residence permits / Residency 1
- Right to family life 5
- Right to liberty and security 1
- Social group discrimination 1
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