Recent and forthcoming changes to the Procedure before the European Court of Human Rights: An Attorney’s view from the Perspective of the Right to Access to Justice

Authors

  • Stefan Kirchner University of Lapland Vytautas Magnus University

Abstract

Recent and forthcoming changes to the Procedure before the European Court of Human Rights: An Attorney’s view from the Perspective of the Right to Access to JusticeThe procedure for individual complaints under Article 34 of the ECHR  before the European Court of Human Rights has been changed in two aspects which are of importance for applicants or their attorneys.Rule 47 of the Rules of Court of the European Court of Human Rights.No interruption of six months deadline by submission of an application without detailed reasons.Obligatory use of application forms provided by the CourtPage Limits, The Jurisconsult

Author Biography

Stefan Kirchner, University of Lapland Vytautas Magnus University

S. Kirchner, PhD, University Lecturer, University of Lapland; Senior Researcher, Vytautas Magnus University

Published

2016-03-24