The list of human rights is set out in the European Convention on Human Rights articles 2 β 19 and in its additional Protocols. Therefore, it is not possible to bring a case before the ECHR if the right or freedom is not expressly provided for in the Convention or in the Protocol. On the surface, lodging an application with the ECHR seems very easy. However, this is not the case. These are the 2 most frequent mistakes made at the start of the procedure:. On this page you will find out how to lodge an application with the European Court of Human Rights.
I will also tell you about the 7 most common mistakes made during the proceedings before the Strasbourg Court and these mistakes are made even by lawyers not specialized in the field of ECHR.
Each year, approximately 60, applications are lodged with the ECHR, or applications per day. This means that out of applications received by the Registry of the Strasbourg Court, only 3 will be examined and the remaining will not be dealt with. Italy is one of the States with the greatest number of applications to the European Court. On this page I will tell you how to lodge an application before the ECHR and bring your case before the Strasbourg Court to protect your rights.
Before going into detail, however, it is worth mentioning some information very useful for a better understanding of the matter. It is based in Strasbourg , France. The European Court of Human Rights has jurisdiction over a population of approximately million people. Italians are among the nationals that lodge the greatest number of applications and are ranked 2nd in terms of number of judgments delivered, after Turkey and before Russia.
If we consider that Turkey and Russia are states notoriously lacking in respect for human rights, we can understand the magnitude of Italian applications to the European Court of Human Rights. The Court is not a 4th instance court because it does not review national court decisions. Also, the Court do not act as a court of appeal because it cannot quash or vary national judgments. The application can be lodged by a physical person a private citizen , a legal entity e.
