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| Specific
Instruments |
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Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power |
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| Date of adoption:
29/11/1985 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights |
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| Date of adoption:
5/3/1996 |
Entry into
force:
1/1/1999 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
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| Date of adoption:
22/11/1984 |
Entry into
force:
1/11/1988 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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| General
Instruments |
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American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San Jose, Costa Rica) |
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| Date of adoption:
22/11/1969 |
Entry into
force:
18/7/1978 |
| System of protection:
Organization of American States |
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR) |
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| Date of adoption:
4/11/1950 |
Entry into
force:
3/9/1953 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) |
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| Date of adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry into
force:
23/3/1976 |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
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| Date of adoption:
7/12/2000 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
European Union |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) |
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| Date of adoption:
10/12/1948 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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| Articles |
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Droit communautaire des droits fondamentaux |
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Frédéric SUDRE |
| Latest update:
23/06/2003 |
First published:
2002 |
| Reference:
Rev. trim. dr. h. 2002; p. 659-683. |
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Chronicle of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice in the field of Human Rights - 2001. |
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Examen de jurisprudence (1995-2000) Chapitre 1 |
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Pierre-François DOCQUIR - Rusen ERGEC |
| Latest update:
15/11/2002 |
First published:
1/5/2002 |
| Reference:
R.C.J.B., 2002/1, pp. 85-229 |
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This article reviews the decisions of the Court during the years 1995-2000, emphasizing the evolutions in the Court's case-law. |
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Délai raisonnable : l'exigence d'un recours effectif en droit interne, note sous l'arrêt Kudla de la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme |
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Pierre-François DOCQUIR |
| Latest update:
11/06/2002 |
First published:
1/11/2001 |
| Reference:
C.D.P.K., 2001/3 |
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The European Court of Human Rights now demands the existence of effective remedy (Art. 13 ECHR) , allowing an applicant to plead before a national jusrisdiction on grounds of excessive duration of judicial proceedings. |
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Redress |
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English |
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Web site themes: torture, reparation. Links - Organisations - Resources - Advocacy and campaigning - Law reform. |
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| Selected
Case Law |
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Hatton and others v. United Kingdom |
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| Date:
8/7/2003 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 8 July 2003, no. 36022/97 |
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International airport - night flights - private and family life - authorities have stroken a fair balance between individual rights and country's economic interests - No violation of Art. 8 ECHR - Absence of national remedy - violation of Art 13 ECHR |
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Mikulic v. Croatia |
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| Date:
7/2/2002 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 7 February 2002, no. 53176/99 |
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paternity suit - potential father denies DNA tests - more than 5 year-long proceedings - reasonable-time requirement - violation of art.6 §1 - law provides no means to determine paternity - violation of art.8 - violation of art 13 |
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Conka v. Belgium |
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| Date:
5/2/2002 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 5 February 2002,. n° 51564/99. |
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Foreigners on an illegal stay - Arrested on a false motive in order to deport - Violations of Art. 5 - Collective deportation - Violation of Art. 4, Protocol 4 - Remedy before the Council of State had no suspensive effect - Violation of Art. 13. |
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Conka v. Belgium |
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| Date:
5/2/2002 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 5 February 2002, n° 51564/99. |
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Foreigners on an illegal stay - Arrested on a false motive in order to deport - Violations of Art. 5 - Collective deportation - Violation of Art. 4, Protocol 4 - Remedy before the Council of State had no suspensive effect - Violation of Art. 13. |
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Kudla v. Poland |
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| Date:
26/10/2000 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 26 October 2000. Request n° 30210/96 |
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Article 3 ECHR: duty of the State to guarantee medical care to detainees - Absence of an effective remedy at national level to allow a ruling on a complaint concerning the right to trial within a reasonable time - Violation of Article 13 ECHR. |
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Iatridis v. Greece |
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| Date:
25/3/1999 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 25 March 1999, Recueil 1999-II. n° 31107/96. |
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Right to respect for property - Notion of property - Cinema clientele - Illegal interference in internal law - Violation of Article 1, Protocol 1 - Authorities refuse to conform to a judicial decision - No effective remedy - Violation of Article 13. |
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Camenzind v. Switzerland |
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| Date:
16/12/1997 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 16 December 1997, Recueil 1997-VIII. n° 136/1996/755/954. |
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Search in the course of an administrative investigation - Sufficient safeguards in law and in practice - No violation of Article 8 ECHR - Absence of any effective remedy - Article 13 ECHR - Notion of arguable complaint - Violation. |
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M.S. v. Sweden |
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| Date:
27/8/1997 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 27 August 1997, Rec. 1997-IV, n° 74/1996/693/885. |
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Medical file communicated the Social Insurance Office by the medical service without informing the patient - No violation of article 8 - No right to contest the communication - Absence of lawsuit on a "civil" right: Article 6 not applicable. |
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Efstratiou v. Greece |
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| Date:
18/12/1996 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 18 December 1996, Recueil 1996-VI. n° 77/1996/696/888. |
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Jehovah's Witnesses - Child refusing to participate in the national holiday ceremony - 2 days' suspension from school - No violation of Article 1 of Protocol 2, Articles 9 and 3 - Absence of effective remedy: violation of Article 13. |
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de Geouffre de la Pradelle v. France |
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| Date:
16/12/1992 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 16 December 1992, Series A, vol. 253-B |
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Prior exhaustion of domestic remedies - Arguments of national law allege, in substance, an infringement of Arts. 6 and 13 ECHR - Absence of a clear, practical and effective opportunity to challenge an administrative act - Violation of Art. 6. |
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Vilvarajah and Others v. the United Kingdom |
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| Date:
30/10/1991 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 30 December 1991, Series A, vol. 215 |
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Risk of ill-treatment in case of forced return - Articles 3 and 13 ECHR - Right to a remedy at national level enabling a national authority both to deal with the substance of the relevant Convention complaint and to grant appropriate relief. |
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Soering v. United Kingdom |
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| Date:
7/7/1989 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 7 July 1989, Series A vol. 161 |
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Article 3 ECHR - Extradition - Substantial grounds for believing that the person concerned faces a real risk of being subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment - Death penalty and death row phenomenon (USA). |
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Nydia Erika Bautista de Arellana v. Colombia |
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| Date:
13/11/1995 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
Communication No 563/1993 : Colombia. 13/11/95. CCPR/C/55/D/563/1993 |
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Illegal detention, torture and summary execution - Agents of the responsible State punished with disciplinary sanctions - Seriousness of the violation requires a criminal sanction - Violation of Articles 2(3), 6(1), 7 and 14(3)(c). |
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Luyeye Magana ex-Philibert v. Zaïre |
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| Date:
21/7/1983 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
CCPR/C/19/D/90/1991 |
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Arrest and detention for a period of 9 months - Inhumane treatment - Lack of effective remedy under domestic law - Violation of Articles 2, 9 and 10. |
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Daniel Monguya Mbenge v. Zaïre |
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| Date:
25/3/1983 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
CCPR/C/18/D/16/1977 |
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Death penalty - Lack of effective domestic remedy - Failure to respect rules of due process - Violation of Articles 6(2), 9 and 14. |
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El Amparo Case (No. 46) |
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| Date:
16/4/1997 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
El Amparo, Application for Interpretation of the Judgement of September 14, 1996. IACHR Series C. N°46. Order of the Court of April 16, 1997. (See also Nos. 19, 28) |
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Execution of 14 fishermen by members of the military and police services - Recognition of responsibility by the Columbian State - Request for an interpretation of the decision granting damages. |
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El Amparo Case (No. 28) |
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| Date:
14/9/1996 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
El Amparo, Reparation (Art. 63(1) American Convention on Human Rights). IACHR Series C. N°28. September 14, 1996. (See also Nos. 19, 46) |
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Execution of 14 fishermen by members of the military and police services - Recognition of responsibility by the Columbian State - Request for an interpretation of the decision granting damages. |
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El Amparo Case (No. 19) |
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| Date:
18/1/1995 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
El Amparo, Decision and Judgement. IACHR Series C. N°19. January 18, 1995. (See also Nos. 28, 46) |
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Execution of 14 fishermen by members of the military and police services - Recognition of responsibility by the Columbian State - Request for an interpretation of the decision granting damages. |
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| Case Law
Websites |
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Commonwealth Human Rights Case Law Database (The) |
| Languages:
English |
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Allows you to browse or search for summaries of recent human rights decisions from national courts in Commonwealth jurisdictions. |
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Council of Europe - Human Rights Web |
| Languages:
English French |
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Search the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights control bodies. |
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Languages:
English Spanish |
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Search the case law of the Inter-American Court. |
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International Human Rights Law Database (The) |
| Languages:
English |
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A resource for those seeking summaries and commentaries on international human rights case law, the database allows searches by text, 47 subjects, 81 states, 9 treaties, 9 decisionmaking bodies, and date. A powerful and quick database. |
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Repertorio de Jurisprudencia del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos |
| Languages:
Spanish |
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Directory of the case law of the Inter-American Court 1980 - 1997. |
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| Books |
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Jurisprudence de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l'Homme |
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Vincent BERGER |
| Reference:
Paris, Dalloz, 2000 |
| Languages:
French |
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Analytical summaries of the most important decisions rendered by the European Court of Human Rights since its creation in 1959.
This book does not contain commentaries on the of the soundness of the decisions or the Court's reasoning. |
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La Grèce devant la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme |
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P. Lambert Ed. |
| Reference:
Bruxelles, Droit & Justice, Bruylant, 2003 |
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Analysis of the European Court of Human Right's case-law concerning Greece. |
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Les mesures relatives aux étrangers à l'épreuve de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme |
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P. Lambert, C. Pettiti Ed. |
| Reference:
Bruxelles, Droit & Justice, Bruylant, 2003 |
| Languages:
French |
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Collected papers from a 2003 seminar dedicated to the European Court of Human Rights' case-law related to the various situations that non-national foreigners are confronted with (non admission, asylum, deportation, "double punishment"). |
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| Periodicals |
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Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme |
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| Reference:
Bruxelles, Nemesis |
| Contact:
vf@lambert.be |
http://www.revtrdrh.be |
| Languages:
French |
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Specialized periodical. Articles on doctrine - Commentaries on the decisions of various courts - Extracts of new decisions - Bibliographies - News: conferences... Special issues. |
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| Human Rights
Actors |
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Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) |
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http://www.cja.org |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
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NGO that works to end the impunity of human rights violators in the United States and elsewhere by providing the survivors of torture and other grave human rights violations with legal representation. |
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