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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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Biao v. Denmark (Grand Chamber)

24 May 2016 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Prevention of discrimination - Right to family life | Countries: Denmark - Ghana - Togo

Biao v. Denmark (Second Section)

25 March 2014 | 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): Prevention of discrimination - Right to family life | Countries: Denmark - Ghana - Togo

A.L. v. Austria

10 May 2012 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Effective remedy - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Austria - Togo

Siliadin v. France

Final judgment: 26 October 2005.

26 July 2005 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Countries: France - Togo

Siliadin c. France

Final judgment: 26 October 2005.

26 July 2005 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Countries: France - Togo

Amegnigan v. The Netherlands

25 November 2004 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Expulsion - HIV and AIDS | Countries: Netherlands - Togo

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