the european court of human rights

The European Court of Human Rights

Ute Trojer15.12.2016

The Human Rights Building

Designed by Lord Richard Rogers

Must not be confused with• Court of Justice of the European Union

• International Court of Justice

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Charter of Fundamental Rights

The European Court of Human Rights• Set up in 1959

• European Convention on Human Rights

• Full-time court since 1998

• The European Court of Human Rights

President of the European Court

Guido Raimondi, Italy

The Grand Chamber

The Convention on Human Rights• Signature in Rome on 4th November 1950

• Came into force in 1953

• ConventionSignature in Rome

The Convention on Human RightsWhich rights do you remember?

Simplified Convention

Diamond Ranking• Activity is based on Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Look at the cards in a “diamond nine” shape with the most important at the top and the least important at the bottom.

12 2

4 4 47 7

9Diamond Ranking

The Convention on Human Rights• Asylum is not written as a right in the convention!

• Refugees can bring charges against a violation of Articles of the Convention

• EU Dublin Regulation (except Greece)

Examples for judgments• ECtHR's judgment in the case "Akinnibosun v. Italy"

Strasbourg, 16 July 2015 • ECtHR's judgment in the case "Khan v. Germany"

Strasbourg, 23 April 2015 • ECtHR's judgment in the case "Senchishak v. Finland"

Strasbourg, 18 November 2014 • ECtHR's judgment in the case "I.K. v. Austria"

Strasbourg, 28 March 2013

Handbook on European law relating to asylum• ECHR and FRA

• Vienna & Strasbourg, 25th June 2014

• In more than 20 languages

The European Court of Human Rights• has to deal with different subjects than 50 years ago

• New problems