LSJ 367 Lecture 15: European Court of Human Rights
1 Dec 2016
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Lesson fifteen | european court of human rights. Council of europe is the international organization that the ecthr is affiliated with. European union is the international organization affiliated with the ecj. Set up in 1949 (10 nations), today comprised of 47 nations. Created committee of ministers and assembly of parliamentarians (cid:9675) (cid:9675) Council of europe has more narrow scope in terms of policy areas it deals with & amount of legislation it passes. European convention on human rights (cid:8226) (cid:8226) (cid:8226) The document that set up the legal system. The collective enforcement of the rights stated in the united nations universal. Made it real for european citizens by binding nations within the system. Created a system to enforce these rights by establishing: (1) european commission of human rights (2) european court of human rights (3) committee of ministers of the council of europe. How did complaints come before the echr? (cid:9633)
