Rules of Court
Rules of Court
Rules of Court (20 March 2023)
Rules of Court (Armenian version - 1 January 2020)
Rules of Court (Italian version - 1 January 2020)
Rules of Court (Romanian version - 1 January 2020)
Rules of Court (Russian version - 1 January 2020)
Rules of Court (Spanish version - 1 August 2018)
Rules of Court (Turkish version - 1 January 2020)
Report on the implementation of the revised rule on the lodging of new applications:
Only the English and French versions of the official texts have been validated by the Court.
The translations into non-official languages come from various sources.
Practice Directions
Practice directions are issued by the President of the Court to provide clarification on aspects of the Court's procedure. They concern:
- Requests for interim measures (Rule 39) More information All languages
- Institution of proceedings (Art. 34 of the Convention)
- Written pleadings
- Just satisfaction claims (Art. 41 of the Convention) All languages
- Secured electronic filing by Governments
- Requests for anonymity
- Electronic filing by applicants
- Processing of applications in the event of a mass influx
- Requests under Article 43 of the Convention
- Third-party intervention (Art. 36 § 2 of the Convention or Art. 3, second sentence, of Protocol No. 16)
Guidelines - Protocol No. 16
The Guidelines, which were approved by the Plenary Court on 18 September 2017 and are non-binding, should be read in the light of the provisions of Protocol No. 16 to the Convention and the corresponding Rules of the Rules of Court, also reproduced in Appendix I to the Guidelines.
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