Protocol No. 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights

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Protocol No. 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an amending protocol that introduces procedural and structural reforms to the Convention system, including changes to the admissibility criteria and the role of subsidiarity and the margin of appreciation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Council of Europe treaty
amending protocol
international human rights treaty
adoptedBy Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
affects selection criteria for judges of the European Court of Human Rights
aimsTo clarify the margin of appreciation afforded to States
improve the efficiency of the European Court of Human Rights
strengthen the principle of subsidiarity
alsoKnownAs Protocol No. 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights
surface form: Protocol 15 to the ECHR
amends European Convention on Human Rights
amendsArticle Article 21 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Article 30 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Article 35 of the European Convention on Human Rights
European Convention on Human Rights
surface form: Preamble of the European Convention on Human Rights
appliesTo European Convention on Human Rights
category ECHR protocols
surface form: European Convention on Human Rights protocols
changes time limit for lodging an application with the European Court of Human Rights
dateSigned 24 June 2013
enteredIntoForce 1 August 2021
guardianInstitution European Court of Human Rights
introduces explicit reference to subsidiarity in the Preamble of the Convention
explicit reference to the margin of appreciation in the Preamble of the Convention
language English
French
lastRatifyingState Italy
legalForm protocol to a convention
legalStatus binding on States that have ratified it
modifies admissibility criterion of significant disadvantage
rules on relinquishment of jurisdiction to the Grand Chamber
negotiatedWithin Council of Europe
numberInSeries 15
partOf European Convention on Human Rights
surface form: European Convention on Human Rights system
purpose to streamline the Convention system and manage the Court’s caseload
reducesTimeLimitFrom six months
reducesTimeLimitTo four months
region Europe
relatedTo Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights
removes safeguard clause in the significant disadvantage admissibility test
requiresRatificationBy all High Contracting Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights
sets upper age limit of 65 years for candidates for judge at the European Court of Human Rights
shortens time limit for parties to object to relinquishment to the Grand Chamber
signedAt Strasbourg
subject admissibility criteria for applications
margin of appreciation doctrine
principle of subsidiarity
procedural reform of the European Court of Human Rights
structural reform of the European Convention on Human Rights system

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European Convention on Human Rights hasProtocol Protocol No. 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights alsoKnownAs Protocol No. 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights
this entity surface form: Protocol 15 to the ECHR