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Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights

The Court, based in Strasbourg, was set up as a result of the European Convention on Human Rights, created in 1950. This set out a catalogue of civil and political rights and freedoms. It allows people to lodge complaints against States which have signed up to the Convention for alleged violations of those rights. Although founded in 1950, the Court did not actually come into existence until 1959. It gained its present form as a single European Court of Human Rights when Protocol No. 11 to the ECHR took effect in 1998.

The Court is currently made up of 47 judges, one in principle for every State signed up to the Convention. They are elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and serve for six years. Judges sit on the Court as individuals and do not represent their country.  Website: www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/
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Larissis et al v. Greece

24 February 1998 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Paskhalidis and Others v. Greece

19 March 1997 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Efstratiou v. Greece

18 December 1996 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Valsamis v. Greece

18 December 1996 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Tsomtsos and Others v. Greece

15 November 1996 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Ahmet Sadik v. Greece

15 November 1996 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Bizzotto v. Greece

15 November 1996 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

The Holy Monasteries v. Greece

21 November 1994 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Les saints monastères c. Grèce

21 November 1994 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

Kokkinakis c. Grèce

19 April 1993 | Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law

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