Other Publications

Joint publications by the ECHR and FRA
Handbook on European non-discrimination law
This handbook develops the related European case-law and covers the context and background to discrimination categories and defences, the scope of the law and the grounds protected.
Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration
Joint publication by the ECHR and Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Publications of the Council of Europe
Human Rights files
The “Human rights files” series is aimed at specialists in European law: lawyers, practitioners and research students. It also constitutes a useful resource for the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the signatory states.
Human Rights handbooks
Written by experts in the field, each handbook deals with one aspect of the European Convention on Human Rights or its protocols. They were written with legal practitioners, and particularly judges, in mind, but are accessible also to other interested readers.
Domestic remedies
This Guide presents the fundamental legal principles applicable to remedies if they are to be considered effective.
Committee of Ministers - Guide to good practice in respect of domestic remedies, 2013
Practical impact of monitoring mechanisms
This document describes how the Council of Europe mechanisms pertaining to human rights and the rule of law have helped to bring about genuine improvements in legislation, practice and the situation of individuals in the member States.
Human Rights and criminal procedure
This handbook is intended to assist judges, lawyers and prosecutors to take account of the many requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights - both explicit and implicit - for the criminal process when interpreting and applying Codes of criminal procedure and comparable or related legislation. English Bulgarian Serbian Ukrainian
Human rights and the fight against terrorism
The guidelines affirm states’obligation to protect everyone against terrorism, and reiterate the need to avoid arbitrariness. They also stress that all measures taken by states to combat terrorism must be lawful,and that torture must be prohibited.
"Human Rights" teaching resources
These worksheets, which are both theoretical and practical, are a dynamic resource to help teachers foster an awareness of human rights among their pupils.
Reforming the Convention
Glossary
Execution of judgments
Publication of the Directorate General of Democracy

Case law of the European Court of Human Rights relating to discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Publication of the European Audiovisual Observatory
This publication provides insights into the Court’s case-law on freedom of expression and media and journalistic freedoms (Article 10 of the Convention). It summarises over 200 judgments or decisions by the Court.
Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists: Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights