Information documents

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The Court in brief brochure is an introduction to the Court and the key dates in its history. It gives a short summary of the Convention and its guarantees and prohibitions

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This is an educational publication on the Convention which presents the Convention, its development and its Articles and Protocols in an easy-to-read style

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The ECHR in 50 questions answers frequently asked questions on the Convention and the Court

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This pamphlet, describing the various stages of the procedure by which the Court examines an application, is intended to answer the main questions that applicants might ask, especially once their application has been sent to the Court.

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The translations into non-official languages come from various sources. Only the English and French versions are authentic.

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The flow chart indicates the progress of a case through the different judicial formations. In the interests of readability, it does not include certain stages in the procedure – such as communication of an application to the respondent State, consideration of a re-hearing request by the Panel of the Grand Chamber and friendly settlement negotiations.

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The different architectural designs

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Amendments to the winning project

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The different architectural designs

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Around the Human Rights Building

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The Human Rights Building today

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What they said about it