European Court of Human Rights

In this context, the European Court of Human Rights, which has jurisdiction over the Convention, has noted ... 

Abresch W (2005) A human rights law of internal armed conflict The European Court of Human Rights in Chechnya. Eur J Int Law 16 740-767... 

The European Court of Human Rights determines whether a legal proceeding is a matter of criminal law by reference to the outcome involved if a charge may result in a penalty being imposed, it will be deemed criminal Benham v United Kingdom (1996) 22 EHRR 293. 

The European Court of Human Rights, based in Strasbourg, is not directly related to the EU - it covers most of the countries in Europe including the 25 EU member states. As its title suggests, it deals with human rights and fundamental freedoms. With the introduction... 

The Universal Declaration is very much broader and asserts a much larger set of rights than the European Convention. However, there is no mechanism for enforcing the Universal Declaration while the European Convention establishes the European Court of Human Rights specifically to provide a final enforcement mechanism. 

I.I.I4 Human Rights Courts 1. 1. 14.1 The European Court of Human Rights... 

The United Nations established human rights bodies and the European and American regimes for human rights protection were put in place after World War II. Nothing exists for minorities that is comparable to the Inter-American or the European Court of Human Rights. 

For claims in excess of 50000 the High Court is used however, should appeals be heard in relation to awards then these will be heard by the Court of Appeal. There is also the potential that an appeal can be routed as far as the European Courts (European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights) via the House of Lords. 

Cohn, Cindy. Witness Statement of Cindy Cohn. Big Brother Watch v. United Kingdom, European Court of Human Rights, September 27 2013. 

E.g. European Court of Human Rights, Case ofDogan and Others v Turkey, Applications nos. 8803-8811/02, 8813/02 and 8815-8819/02, Judgment of 29 June 2004, para. 154 Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Case of the Mapiripdn Massacre v Colombia, Judgment of 15 September 2005, para. 171. 

For a summary of cases other than Article 3 considered by the European Court of Human Rights, see Ullah, paras. 15-19, 24. 

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