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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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Jussila v. Finland

23 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Countries: Finland

Tsfayo v. the United Kingdom

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

14 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Administrative courts - Independence of judiciary - Legal representation / Legal aid - Political asylum | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Jurisic and Collegium Mehrerau v. Austria

FINAL 11/12/2006. This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

27 July 2006 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Administrative courts - Right to employment | Countries: Austria - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coorplan-Jenni Gmbh and Hascic v. Austria

FINAL 11/12/2006. This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

27 July 2006 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Administrative courts - Right to employment | Countries: Austria - Bosnia and Herzegovina

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