Chapter 2 Key facts checklists

Chapter 2 Key facts checklists

European Convention on Human Rights
  • The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was developed in the aftermath of the Second World War and reflects the ideology of the Western European states, mainly consisting of civil and political rights.
  • The European complaints system has been reformed several times in an attempt to deal with an increasing case-load.
  • The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is the most advanced international court of human rights.
  • The ECtHR uses a number of interpretative principles to develop and expand protection of the ECHR.
  • Rights are classified as absolute, limited, or qualified.
  • When adjudicating on qualified rights the ECtHR uses the doctrines of proportionality and margin of appreciation.
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