Protocol No. 11

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Protocol No. 11 is a major reform protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights that restructured the enforcement system by creating a permanent European Court of Human Rights and streamlining individual access to it.

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instanceOf Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights
international treaty
adoptedBy Council of Europe
adoptionContext reform of the control machinery of the European Convention on Human Rights
alsoKnownAs Protocol No. 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights
surface form: Protocol No. 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
appliesTo European Convention on Human Rights
belongsToCategory Council of Europe treaties
human rights treaties
bindingOn States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights that have ratified it
concerns human rights protection
created single-tier judicial mechanism under the European Court of Human Rights
effect introduced compulsory jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights for all contracting states that ratified it
made the European Court of Human Rights a full-time permanent court
merged the functions of the European Commission of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights
replaced the original European Commission of Human Rights
simplified the procedure for individual applications
enteredIntoForceIn 1998
enteredIntoForceOn 1998-11-01
governs procedure before the European Court of Human Rights
introduced direct individual applications to the European Court of Human Rights without prior Commission stage
jurisdiction Council of Europe member states that have ratified the protocol
language English
French
legalForm protocol
legalStatus amendment to the European Convention on Human Rights
numberInSeries 11
partOf European Convention on Human Rights
surface form: European Convention on Human Rights system
purpose to create a permanent European Court of Human Rights
to restructure the enforcement system of the European Convention on Human Rights
to streamline individual access to the European Court of Human Rights
reformType major structural reform
region Europe
replaced original two-tier enforcement system under the European Convention on Human Rights
signedUnder Council of Europe
strengthened judicial protection of human rights in Europe
subjectMatter access of individuals to international human rights court
procedural reform of human rights adjudication

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