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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. A single judge may declare inadmissible or strike out of the Court’s list of cases an application submitted under Article 34, where such a decision can be taken without further examination.
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- Council of Europe
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. The Court may, at the request of the Committee of Ministers, give advisory opinions on legal questions concerning the interpretation of the Convention and the protocols thereto.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. To consider cases brought before it, the Court shall sit in a single-judge formation, in committees of three judges, in Chambers of seven judges and in a Grand Chamber of seventeen judges. The Court’s Chambers shall set up committees for a fixed period of time.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all matters concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention and the protocols thereto which are referred to it as provided in Articles 33, 34, 46 and 47.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. Any State may at the time of its ratification or at any time thereafter declare by notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe that the present Convention shall, subject to paragraph 4 of this Article, extend to all or any of the territories for whose international relations it is responsible.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. The Court may only deal with the matter after all domestic remedies have been exhausted, according to the generally recognised rules of international law, and within a period of six months from the date on which the final decision was taken.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. Within a period of three months from the date of the judgment of the Chamber, any party to the case may, in exceptional cases, request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. The judgment of the Grand Chamber shall be final.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. Reasons shall be given for advisory opinions of the Court.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. In all cases before a Chamber or the Grand Chamber, a High Contracting Party one of whose nationals is an applicant shall have the right to submit written comments and to take part in hearings.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. Any State may, when signing this Convention or when depositing its instrument of ratification, make a reservation in respect of any particular provision of the Convention to the extent that any law then in force in its territory is not in conformity with the provision. Reservations of a general character shall not be permitted under this article.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. A High Contracting Party may denounce the present Convention only after the expiry of five years from the date on which it became a party to it and after six months' notice contained in a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, who shall inform the other High Contracting Parties.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. If no decision is taken under Article 27 or 28, or no judgment rendered under Article 28, a Chamber shall decide on the admissibility and merits of individual applications submitted under Article 34. The decision on admissibility may be taken separately.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. This Convention shall be open to the signature of the members of the Council of Europe. It shall be ratified. Ratifications shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. The Court shall have a registry, the functions and organisation of which shall be laid down in the rules of the Court.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. The judges shall be elected for a period of nine years. They may not be re-elected.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. In time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation any High Contracting Party may take measures derogating from its obligations under this Convention to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are not inconsistent with its other obligations under international law.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1a
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- 1. In respect of an application submitted under Article 34, a committee may, by a unanimous vote, a. declare it inadmissible or strike it out of its list of cases, where such decision can be taken without further examination; or
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1a
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- 1. The Court may at any stage of the proceedings decide to strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that: a. the applicant does not intend to pursue his application; or
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1a
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: a. elect its President and one or two Vice-Presidents for a period of three years; they may be re-elected;
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1b
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- 1. In respect of an application submitted under Article 34, a committee may, by a unanimous vote, b. declare it admissible and render at the same time a judgment on the merits, if the underlying question in the case, concerning the interpretation or the application of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, is already the subject of well-established case-law of the Court.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1b
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: b. set up Chambers, constituted for a fixed period of time;
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1b
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- 1. The Court may at any stage of the proceedings decide to strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that: b. the matter has been resolved; or
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1c
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- 1. The Court may at any stage of the proceedings decide to strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that: c. for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application. However, the Court shall continue the examination of the application if respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the protocols thereto so requires.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1c
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: c. elect the Presidents of the Chambers of the Court; they may be re-elected;
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1d
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: d. adopt the rules of the Court;
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1e
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: e. elect the Registrar and one or more Deputy Registrars;
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. The terms of office of judges shall expire when they reach the age of 70.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. If the advisory opinion does not represent, in whole or in part, the unanimous opinion of the judges, any judge shall be entitled to deliver a separate opinion.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. Such a denunciation shall not have the effect of releasing the High Contracting Party concerned from its obligations under this Convention in respect of any act which, being capable of constituting a violation of such obligations, may have been performed by it before the date at which the denunciation became effective.
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- Council of Europe
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- Regional treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
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