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| − | [[File:European_Court_of_Human_Rights.jpg|thumb|The European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg]]The '''European Court of Human Rights''' ('''ECtHR''') is a court set up under the [[European Convention on Human Rights]] (ECHR) to hear complaints that states who are signatories to the Convention have violated someone's human rights. It sits in Strasbourg, France. All 47 members of the Council of Europe have signed the Convention. | + | [[File:European_Court_of_Human_Rights.jpg|thumb|The European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg]]The '''European Court of Human Rights''' ('''ECtHR''') is a court set up under the [[European Convention on Human Rights]] (ECHR) to hear complaints that states who are signatories to the Convention have violated someone's human rights. It sits in Strasbourg, France. All 47 members of the [[Council of Europe]] have signed the Convention. |
Originally individuals had to take a case to the [[European Commission of Human Rights]], which would then if it saw fit take the case to the ECtHR. However since 1998 the Commission has been abolished and individuals can take their cases direct to the ECtHR. | Originally individuals had to take a case to the [[European Commission of Human Rights]], which would then if it saw fit take the case to the ECtHR. However since 1998 the Commission has been abolished and individuals can take their cases direct to the ECtHR. | ||
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*the passing of the [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]]. | *the passing of the [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]]. | ||
| − | Note: the Court has no connection with the European Court of Justice, which is the highest court of the European Union. However all 27 members of the European Union are members of the Council of Europe. | + | Note: the Court has no connection with the European Court of Justice, which is the highest court of the [[European Union]]. However all 27 members of the European Union are members of the Council of Europe. |
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
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[[Paul Johnson]], ''Homosexuality and the European Court of Human Rights''. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-69657-9 | [[Paul Johnson]], ''Homosexuality and the European Court of Human Rights''. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-69657-9 | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:38, 30 June 2016
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is a court set up under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to hear complaints that states who are signatories to the Convention have violated someone's human rights. It sits in Strasbourg, France. All 47 members of the Council of Europe have signed the Convention.
Originally individuals had to take a case to the European Commission of Human Rights, which would then if it saw fit take the case to the ECtHR. However since 1998 the Commission has been abolished and individuals can take their cases direct to the ECtHR.
Decisions of the ECtHR have led to:
- decriminalisation of gay sex in Northern Ireland in 1982 (Dudgeon v the United Kingdom)
- allowing Caroline Cossey to be recognised as a woman in 1989 (reversed on appeal the following year)
- gay men and lesbians allowed to serve in the armed forces since 2000 (Lustig-Prean and Beckett v the United Kingdom)
- awards of compensation to ADT and to the Bolton Seven in 2000
- the passing of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
Note: the Court has no connection with the European Court of Justice, which is the highest court of the European Union. However all 27 members of the European Union are members of the Council of Europe.
Further reading
Paul Johnson, Homosexuality and the European Court of Human Rights. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-69657-9
