Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights
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
- Afghanistan 9
- Algeria 9
- Austria 9
- Azerbaijan 1
- Bangladesh 2
- Belgium 5
- Bulgaria 6
- China 1
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1
- Côte d'Ivoire 1
- Denmark 1
- Djibouti 1
- Eritrea 2
- Ethiopia 1
- Finland 1
- France 5
- Gambia 1
- Georgia 4
- Germany 6
- Greece 12
- Hungary 4
- India 2
- Iran, Islamic Republic of 7
- Iraq 3
- Ireland 1
- Italy 21
- Jordan 1
- Kenya 1
- Kyrgyzstan 1
- Latvia 1
- Lebanon 2
- Libya 2
- Lithuania 1
- Mali 1
- Mauritania 1
- Moldova, Republic of 1
- Montenegro 1
- Morocco 3
- Netherlands 11
- Netherlands Antilles 1
- Nigeria 5
- North Macedonia 3
- Norway 3
- Pakistan 1
- Palestine, State of 4
- Poland 1
- Romania 7
- Russian Federation 17
- Serbia 5
- Sierra Leone 1
- Slovakia 1
- Somalia 5
- South Sudan 1
- Spain 2
- Sri Lanka 3
- Sudan 2
- Sweden 7
- Switzerland 8
- Syrian Arab Republic 5
- Tajikistan 1
- Tanzania, United Republic of 1
- Togo 2
- Tunisia 16
- Turkey 8
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7
- United States of America 1
- Uzbekistan 8
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CASE OF GEORGIA v. RUSSIA (I) (Application no. 13255/07) (just satisfaction)
31 January 2019 | 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): Asylum policy - Expulsion | Countries: Georgia - Russian Federation |
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CASE OF S.Z. v. GREECE (Application no. 66702/13)
violation of articles 3 and 5 21 June 2018 | 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): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Expulsion - False documents - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Greece - Syrian Arab Republic |
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CASE OF LJATIFI v. THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (Application no. 19017/16)
“(….) even where national security is at stake, the concepts of lawfulness and the rule of law in a democratic society require that deportation measures affecting fundamental human rights be subject to some form of adversarial proceedings before an independent authority or a court competent to effectively scrutinise the reasons for them and review the relevant evidence, if need be with appropriate procedural limitations on the use of classified information. 17 May 2018 | 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): Expulsion - National security / Public order | Countries: North Macedonia - Serbia |
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CASE OF IBROGIMOV v. RUSSIA (Application no. 32248/12)
in the light of the overwhelming European and international consensus geared towards abolishing the outstanding restrictions on entry, stay and residence of HIV-positive non nationals who constitute a particularly vulnerable group, the respondent Government failed in their duty to put forward compelling reasons or any objective justification for their differential treatment for health reason 15 May 2018 | 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): Expulsion - HIV and AIDS | Countries: Russian Federation - Uzbekistan |
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CASE OF IBROGIMOV v. RUSSIA (Application no. 32248/12)
in the light of the overwhelming European and international consensus geared towards abolishing the outstanding restrictions on entry, stay and residence of HIV-positive non nationals who constitute a particularly vulnerable group, the respondent Government failed in their duty to put forward compelling reasons or any objective justification for their differential treatment for health reason 15 May 2018 | 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): Expulsion - HIV and AIDS | Countries: Russian Federation - Uzbekistan |
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CASE OF EJIMSON v. GERMANY (Application no. 58681/12)
in a case which concerns family life as well as immigration, the extent of a State’s obligations will vary according to the particular circumstances of the persons involved and the general interest. 1 March 2018 | 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): Expulsion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Residence permits / Residency - Right to family life | Countries: Germany - Nigeria |
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AFFAIRE M.A. c. FRANCE (Requête no 9373/15)
- the expulsion of the applicant, whose conviction for terrorist offences had been known to the Algerian authorities, had exposed him to a real and serious risk of treatment contrary to Article 3. - French authorities deliberately created a situation whereby the applicant would have great difficulty in submitting a request for an interim measure to the Court, and had lowered the level of protection under Article 3 of the Convention. - acutely aware of the extent of the danger posed to the community by terrorism and that it was legitimate for Contracting States to take a very firm stand against those who contributed to terrorist acts. 1 February 2018 | 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): Expulsion - Terrorism - Torture | Countries: Algeria - France |
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A.L. v Russia
30 November 2017 | 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): Complementary forms of protection - Expulsion - Refoulement | Countries: Russian Federation - South Sudan |
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K.I. v. Russia
7 November 2017 | 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): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Russian Federation - Tajikistan |
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K.I. v. Russia
7 November 2017 | 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): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Russian Federation - Tajikistan |
