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About the Convention
60 years of the Convention
Since its adoption on 4 November 1950, the Convention has been supplemented by several Protocols which have added to the rights and freedoms laid down in the original text. Through its case-law, the Court has had the opportunity to interpret the rights and freedoms defined in the Convention. In doing so, it has made the Convention a living instrument capable of applying to situations that did not exist or were inconceivable at the time it was drafted. As a result of the Court's interpretation, the Convention is a resolutely modern treaty that can adapt to contemporary social issues.
The Convention belongs to you
A short video presenting the main rights and freedoms in the Convention. Aimed at a wide range of viewers, this video is currently available in 38 languages. The Court wishes to encourage initiatives aimed at including this video in civic education programmes.
- Albanian
- Armenian
- Azerbaijani
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Catalan
- Chinese
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French
- Georgian
- German
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Italian
- Irish
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Montenegrin
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
About the case-law
Shorts videos presenting some of the aspects of the case-law of the ECHR. Aimed at a wide range of viewers, as well as at the law professionals, these videos are available in both official languages of the organisation.
Hate speech in the ECHR's case-law
Conditions of detention in the ECHR's case-law
Surveillance at work in the ECHR's case-law
The Istanbul Convention in the ECHR's case-law
Sexual orientation in the ECHR's case-law
Data protection in the case-law of the ECHR
Children in the ECHR's case-law
The environment in the ECHR's case-law
Climate change in the ECHR's case-law
Environment in the case-law of the ECHR
Disability in the case-law of the ECHR
Case-law of the ECHR and Hate Speech
Case-law of the ECHR and conditions of detention
Case-law of the ECHR and surveillance at work
Case-law of the ECHR and the Istanbul Convention
Case-law of the ECHR and sexual orientation
Data protection in the case-law of the ECHR
Case-law of the ECHR and children
Environment in the case-law of the ECHR
Disability in the case-law of the ECHR
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The admissibility of an application
This 15-minutes video produced in 2015 sets out the admissibility criteria which all applications must meet in order to be examined by the Court.
Please note that Protocol No. 15 to the Convention has reduced to four months, down from six, the time-limit for lodging an application with the Court after exhausting domestic remedies. This new four-month rule became effective from 1 February 2022, after a transition period.
For more information about the admissibility of an application, please consult the Applicants’ home page and the Practical Guide on Admissibility Criteria.
Asylum
This 25-minutes video produced in 2016 sets out the Court’s jurisprudence in matters of asylum.
- Arabic *
- Croatian
- English
- French
- German
- Greek
- Italian
- Macedonian
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
* Unofficial translation produced within the framework of the Council of Europe Neighbourhood Partnership with Tunisia 2018-2021, with the support of Liechtenstein, Norway and Spain.
الترجمة غير الرسمية تمت في إطار شراكة الجوار لمجلس أوروبا مع تونس 2018-2021 ، بدعم من ليختنشتاين والنرويج وإسبانيا.
This translation is published by arrangement with the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights and is the sole responsibility of the translator.
تم نشر هذه الترجمة بالترتيب مع مجلس أوروبا والمحكمة الأوروبية لحقوق الإنسان وهي مسؤولية المترجم وحده.
Terrorism
This 25-minutes video produced in 2016 sets out the Court’s jurisprudence in matters of terrorism.
- Arabic *
- Bulgarian
- Chinese
- Croatian
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Polish
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish
- Turkish
* Unofficial translation produced within the framework of the Council of Europe Neighbourhood Partnership with Tunisia 2018-2021, with the support of Liechtenstein, Norway and Spain.
الترجمة غير الرسمية تمت في إطار شراكة الجوار لمجلس أوروبا مع تونس 2018-2021 ، بدعم من ليختنشتاين والنرويج وإسبانيا.
This translation is published by arrangement with the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights and is the sole responsibility of the translator.
تم نشر هذه الترجمة بالترتيب مع مجلس أوروبا والمحكمة الأوروبية لحقوق الإنسان وهي مسؤولية المترجم وحده.