98% of ECHR applications are declared inadmissible due to incomplete or improperly drafted forms. Applications must be filled in PDF format strictly following Court Rules. Lawyer assistance is mandatory after application is declared admissible
Convention on Human Rights entered force in 1953 under Council of Europe. Court established in 1959 to enforce Convention rights. Protocol No. 11 made individual applications compulsory in 1998
Citations and footnotes follow specific formatting rules for legal authorities. Subsequent citations and cross-references are clearly indicated. Punctuation, numbers, and foreign words are carefully defined. Tables and lists of abbreviations are included in the standard
Convention protects fundamental human rights and freedoms since 1950. Right to life, liberty, security, and fair trial guaranteed. Prohibition of torture, slavery, and forced labor. Freedom of thought, expression, assembly, and marriage
ECHR is an international agreement signed by 46 countries, including UK. Convention protects fundamental human rights and establishes European Court of Human Rights. Court consists of 46 independent judges from each member state
Established in 1959 as part of Council of Europe. Based in Strasbourg, France with 46 full-time judges. First case decided in 1960 in Lawless v. Ireland. Became permanent in 1998 after Commission of Human Rights abolished