European Human Rights System
1. European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
The ECtHR is a judicial body of the Council of Europe whose main function is to monitor the compliance of States parties with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR). The ECtHR is responsible for analyzing complaints from individuals, groups of individuals or States for human rights violations committed by States that have accepted the ECtHR’s jurisdiction.
Recent Developments
The ECtHR found Albania responsible for violating the right to life by failing to identify and punish the perpetrator of the death of a protester in front of the Prime Minister’s Office
On November 11th, 2023, the ECtHR found Albania responsible for violating the right to life by failing to identify and punish the perpetrator of the death of a protester in front of the Prime Minister’s Office. The victim, A.N., was shot in the...
The ECtHR declared that the Netherlands was responsible for violating the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment by expelling a Bahraini national without carrying out a rigorous risk analysis
On October 24, 2023, the ECtHR declared that the Netherlands was responsible for violating the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment by expelling a Bahraini...