Protocol No. 15 ratified by all States
21/04/2021
Protocol No. 15 to the Convention will enter into force on 1 August 2021, as all the States Parties have now signed and ratified it.
This Protocol amending the Convention introduces a reference to the principle of subsidiarity and the doctrine of the margin of appreciation. It also reduces from six to four months the time-limit within which an application may be made to the Court following a final domestic decision.
Protocol No. 15 European Convention amended The European Convention on Human Rights - A living instrument
Official texts Treaty Office Chart of signatures and ratifications
COVID-19
The French authorities have introduced a number of restrictions in the framework of the COVID-19 public-health crisis. The Court, while complying with the public-health measures adopted by our host State, in particular by prioritising teleworking and electronic communications, is continuing all its activities in accordance with the usual rules. Unlike during the previous lockdown periods, no special arrangements have been made in respect of procedures and time-limits.
Grand Chamber
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Referral requests
20/04/2021On 19 April 2021, the Grand Chamber panel of five judges decided to reject all 13 requests for referral to the Grand Chamber.
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Decision
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Inadmissibility decision
21/04/2021The Court declared inadmissible the application in the case of Parfitt v. the United Kingdom which concerned the withdrawal of treatment from a five-year old in a permanent vegetative state.
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Official Visit
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Visit by the Minister of Justice of France
23/04/2021
On 23 April 2021, Éric Dupond-Moretti, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice of France, was received by President Robert Spano. Mattias Guyomar, Judge elected in respect of France, and Marialena Tsirli, Registrar of the Court, also attended the meeting.
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Communication
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Communication of a case to the Russian Federation
19/04/2021
The Court has decided to give notice to the Government of Russia of the application in the case of Navalnyy v. Russia.
The case concerns the conditions of detention in a correctional colony of the leader of the political opposition Aleksey Navalnyy.
The ECHR had earlier decided to grant the case priority under Rule 41 of the Rules of the Court, at the same time as applying Rule 39.
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Elections
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Election of a judge
20/04/2021
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has elected Frédéric Krenc as judge to the Court in respect of Belgium for a 9-year term of office which will begin on 13 September 2021.
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Events
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Seminar on the Rule of Law
15/04/2021
The ECHR, in conjunction with the German Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, held a seminar by video-conference The Rule of Law in Europe – vision and challenges.
The event could be followed live. A recording of the event is now available.
Speech by President Robert Spano
Intervention by Patricia Popelier
Intervention by Kateřina Šimáčková
Intervention by Oreste Pollicino
Video of the Seminar:Part 1: Original language - English - French
Part 2: Original language - English - French
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Delivered Judgments & Decisions
Forthcoming Judgments & Decisions
27-29/04/2021