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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Qaateh and Others v. Greece 20 January 2017 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries
Paposhvili v. Belgium 13 December 2016 \| 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): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to health \| Countries: Belgium - Georgia
Tatar v. Switzerland 14 April 2015 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Blood feuds - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Right to health \| Countries: Switzerland - Turkey
S.J. v. Belgium (Grand Chamber) 19 March 2015 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Expulsion - HIV and AIDS - Residence permits / Residency - Right to health \| Countries: Belgium - Nigeria
S.J. c. Belgique (cinquième section) The case was referred to the Grand Chamber (7 July 2014) (see 'related document'). 27 February 2015 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Expulsion - HIV and AIDS - Right to health \| Countries: Belgium - Nigeria
M.T. v. Sweden 26 February 2015 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Physical harm - Right to health - Torture - Uighur \| Countries: Kyrgyzstan - Sweden
Paposhvili c. Belgique 17 April 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants - National security / Public order - Right to family life - Right to health - Suspensive effect \| Countries: Belgium - Georgia - Italy
Factsheet: Prisoners' Health Rights May 2011 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses
Mental Health February 2011 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses
Social Welfare December 2010 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses

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