European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The court hears applications alleging that a contracting state has breached one or more of the human rights enumerated in the convention or its optional protocols to which a member state is a party. The court is based in Strasbourg, France.
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Some of the key events about European Court of Human Rights

  • 1959
    The European Court of Human Rights was officially established
  • 1959
    Delayed implementation of its jurisdiction, limiting access to justice for individuals
  • 1975
    The Court ruled that corporal punishment in schools violated human rights
  • 1975
    Ruled against decriminalizing homosexuality in Northern Ireland, upholding discriminatory laws
  • 1978
    Failed to find a violation in a case of corporal punishment in schools, allowing the practice to continue
  • 1981
    The Court declared that criminalizing homosexual acts between consenting adults violated the right to privacy
  • 1981
    Dismissed a case challenging the UK's ban on trade unions at GCHQ, limiting workers' rights
  • 1986
    Ruled that the UK's interception of communications did not violate privacy rights, setting a concerning precedent
  • 1989
    The Court ruled that the UK's blanket ban on prisoners voting was unlawful
  • 1995
    The Court held that freedom of expression protects offensive and shocking speech
  • 1998
    Decided that the UK's "shoot to kill" policy in Northern Ireland did not violate the right to life
  • 2001
    Ruled that the UK's detention of suspected terrorists without trial was lawful, raising human rights concerns
  • 2002
    The Court ruled that the UK's blanket ban on transgender people changing their legal gender violated human rights
  • 2005
    The Court ruled that Turkey's headscarf ban in universities violated religious freedom
  • 2005
    Allowed Turkey to maintain its ban on Islamic headscarves in universities, limiting religious freedom
  • 2007
    Failed to find a violation in a case of extraordinary rendition, tacitly permitting the practice
  • 2010
    The Court ruled that the display of crucifixes in Italian classrooms did not violate religious freedom
  • 2011
    Ruled that crucifixes could remain in Italian classrooms, potentially compromising secular education
  • 2014
    The Court ruled that mass surveillance programs violate the right to privacy
  • 2020
    The Court ruled that climate change impacts human rights and governments have a duty to combat it

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