European Convention on Human Rights: European Court of Human Rights Introduction to European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights is composed of a number of judges equal to the number of members of the Council of Europe. The majority of cases referred to the court come from […]
Introduction to European Convention on Human Rights European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), convention adopted in 1950 and put into effect in 1953 by the Council of Europe. It is an intergovernmental organization whose membership has increased from 14 European states in 1953 to 25 in 1996. […]
European Convention on Human Rights: the European Commission of Human Rights Introduction to European Commission of Human Rights The commission can only deal with a claim if all domestic remedies have been exhausted, unless a state waives the benefit of this rule. Local remedies do not have to […]
ECHR Articles in Europe Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) Introduction to ECHR Articles Article 1 of the ECHR requires states to secure the nondiscriminatory protection of the rights and freedoms listed under the convention. Article 13 requires that where rights are […]