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Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights

Although the European Commission on Human Rights became obsolete in 1998 with the restructuring of the European Court of Human Rights, it held an important role in assisting the European Court of Human Rights from 1953 to 1998. Commission members were elected by the Committee of Ministers and would hold office for six years (during which time they were to act independently, without allegiance to any state). Their role was to consider if a petition was admissible to the Court. If so, the Commission would examine the petition to determine the facts of the case and look for parties that could help settle the case in a friendly manner. If a friendly settlement could not take place, the Commission would issue a report on the established facts with an opinion on whether or not a violation had occurred. A Committee of three people determined the admissibility of a petition. For difficult decisions, however, a Chamber consisting of seven people handled it.
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Dehwari v. The Netherlands

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29 October 1998 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Netherlands

Jagmail Singh Cheema c. la France

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1 July 1998 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Countries: India

Jagmail Singh Cheema c. la France

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9 April 1997 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility | Countries: India

Berke c. la France

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23 January 1997 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility

Hatami v. Sweden

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23 January 1997 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Sweden

Dabhi v. United Kingdom

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17 January 1997 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

M.A.R. v. United Kingdom

16 January 1997 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Topic(s): Effective remedy - Exhaustion of domestic remedies | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

George Ganchev v. Bulgaria

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25 November 1996 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility | Countries: Bulgaria

Slepcik v. The Netherlands

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2 September 1996 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Czech Republic - Netherlands

Choudry v. United Kingdom

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13 May 1996 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Expulsion | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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