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 of the Rules of Court) | More information
- Institution of proceedings (Article 34 of the Convention)
- Written pleadings
- Just satisfaction claims (Article 41 of the Convention)
- 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 (Article 36 § 2 of the Convention or Article 3, second sentence, of Protocol No. 16)
- Recusal of judges (Rule 28 of the Rules of Court)
Practice Direction | Requests for interim measures
When the Court receives an application it may decide that a State should take certain measures provisionally while it continues its examination of the case.
These measures, known as "interim measures", will only be indicated by the Court in strictly defined conditions and must be requested in accordance with the requirements set out in the practice direction on requests for interim measures.
Practice Direction | Just satisfaction claims
When it finds a violation of the Convention, the Court may make an award of "just satisfaction" to the applicant(s).
This award is not automatic and applicants wishing to claim it for any damage must comply with the procedural and substantive conditions set out in the practice direction on just satisfaction claims.
Note
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.