European Court of Human Rights

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international court judicial body of the Council of Europe regional human rights court

The European Court of Human Rights is an international judicial body that oversees and enforces the European Convention on Human Rights for member states of the Council of Europe.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international court → judicial body of the Council of Europe → regional human rights court →
abbreviation	ECHR →
allows	individual applications from persons, NGOs and groups of individuals → inter-state applications between member states →
alsoKnownAs	Cour européenne des droits de l’homme → ECHR →
bindingOn	states that have ratified the European Convention on Human Rights →
cameIntoForce	1959 →
canAward	just satisfaction →
canIssue	binding judgments →
composition	judges elected in respect of each member state →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
electionOfJudgesBy	Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe →
enteredFullTimeOperation	1998 →
established	1959 →
foundedBy	Council of Europe →
hasChamber	Grand Chamber of seventeen judges → chambers of seven judges → committees of three judges → single-judge formations →
hasPresident	President of the European Court of Human Rights →
headquarters	Strasbourg, France →
hearsCasesOn	alleged violations of the European Convention on Human Rights →
inception	1959 →
jurisdiction	individual applications → inter-state applications → member states of the Council of Europe →
language	English → French →
legalBasis	European Convention on Human Rights →
locatedIn	Alsace → France → Strasbourg →
locatedInBuilding	Human Rights Building, Strasbourg →
monitors	compliance of member states with the European Convention on Human Rights →
numberOfJudges	one judge from each member state of the Council of Europe →
officialLanguage	English → French →
oversees	respect for civil and political rights in member states →
parentOrganization	Council of Europe →
predecessor	European Commission of Human Rights →
reformedBy	Protocol No. 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights → Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights →
regionServed	Europe →
supervises	implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights →
typeOfLawApplied	international human rights law →
website	https://www.echr.coe.int →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe → Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe → Dutch courts → Secretary General of the Council of Europe →	cooperatesWith
Council of Europe → Council of Europe → Council of Europe →	hasOrgan
European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") → European Court of Human Rights ("Cour européenne des droits de l’homme") →	alsoKnownAs
Strasbourg → Strasbourg →	hostsInstitution
Council of Europe → Council of Europe →	judicialBody
European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") →	abbreviation
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ("European Court of Human Rights (on human rights issues, not as a domestic appeal)") →	appealTo
Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights →	appliesTo
Welfare Party →	banConfirmedBy
European Convention on Human Rights →	establishedCourt
Grand Est →	hasEuropeanInstitution
Bas-Rhin →	hasEuropeanInstitutionInCapital
Secretariat of the Council of Europe ("European Court of Human Rights Registry (as servicing body)") →	hasPart
Europe →	hasSupranationalInstitution
Council of Europe treaty monitoring system →	implementedBy
European Ombudsman (office in Strasbourg) →	locatedNear
René Cassin →	memberOf
European Convention on Human Rights →	monitoringBody
European Parliament (Strasbourg seat) →	near
Palais de l’Europe →	nearby
Protocol No. 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights →	relatesTo
European Commission of Human Rights →	replacedBy
Strasbourg tramway →	servesInstitution