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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F.G. v. Sweden (Fifth Section) 16 January 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Persecution based on political opinion - Regional instruments - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Sweden
Savriddin Dzhurayev v. Russia 25 April 2013 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Habeas corpus - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Regional instruments \| Countries: Russian Federation - Tajikistan
Internet: Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights June 2011 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses
Use of Council of Europe treaties in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights June 2011 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses
Aperçu de la jurisprudence de la Cour en matière de liberté de religion January 2011 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Mutsolgova And Others v. Russia 1 April 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Civil and political rights - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Human rights courts - Right to liberty and security - Right to life \| Countries: Russian Federation
Paraskeva Todorova c. Bulgarie 25 March 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Minority rights - Right to justice - Roma \| Countries: Bulgaria
Ozgur Uyanik v. Turkey 23 March 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Civil and political rights - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights and fundamental freedoms \| Countries: Turkey
Christian Democratic People's Party v. Moldova (No. 2) This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. 2 February 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom of assembly and association - Human rights activists - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Opposition - Political parties \| Countries: Moldova, Republic of
Nomiko Vima: European Court of Human Rights - 50 Years 2010 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

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