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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Case of M.J. v. The Netherlands (Application no. 49259/18) In view of the above, the Court notes that the risk of the applicant being expelled and, potentially, being exposed to a risk of treatment in breach of Article 3, has now, at least temporarily, been removed. Moreover, the Court finds that the complaints under Article 13 and on the procedural requirements of Article 3 in the present case are in essence inextricably connected to the proposed expulsion of the applicant (see Nasseri v the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 24239/09, § 18, 13 October 2015, and J.W. v. the Netherlands (dec.), no. 16177/14, § 32, 27 June 2017). In these circumstances, the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 (c)). Moreover, it is satisfied that respect for human rights, as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto, does not require a continuation of the application by virtue of Article 37 § 1 in fine. Accordingly, the application should be struck out of the list. 21 October 2021 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Human rights law - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures \| Countries: Afghanistan - Netherlands
Guide on Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights - Right to Marry 31 December 2020 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses
Guide on Article 17 of the European Convention on Human Rights - Prohibition of Abuse of Rights 31 August 2020 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses
Affaire Cordella et autres c. Italie (Requêtes nos 54414/13 et 54264/15) 24 January 2019 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Human rights law - Right to family life \| Countries: Italy
Case of M. Özel and Others v. Turkey (Applications nos. 14350/05, 15245/05 and 16051/05) 17 November 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Human rights law - Right to life \| Countries: Türkiye
Los Santos et de la Cruz c. Grèce 27 June 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights law - Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Regional instruments \| Countries: Dominican Republic - Greece
Yarashonen v. Turkey 24 June 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Chechen - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights law - Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Regional instruments \| Countries: Russian Federation - Türkiye
Serbia: factsheets on the Court's case-law and pending cases March 2014 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law Compilations/Analyses
M.S. c. Belgique 31 January 2012 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights law - Immigration Detention - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations \| Countries: Belgium - Iraq
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

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