Protocol No. 15 ratified by all States

European Convention on Human Rights

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.

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COVID-19

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

  • Referral requests

    20/04/2021 

    On 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

  • Inadmissibility decision

    21/04/2021 

    The 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

  • Visit by the Minister of Justice of France

    23/04/2021 
    Visit by the Minister of Justice of France

    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

  • Communication of a case to the Russian Federation

    19/04/2021 
    Communication of a case to the Russian Federation

    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

  • Election of a judge

    20/04/2021 
    Election of a judge

    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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