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Improving the Effectiveness of the Implementation of Strasbourg Court Judgments in Light of Ongoing Reform Discussions
Improving the Effectiveness of the Implementation of Strasbourg Court Judgments in Light of Ongoing Reform Discussions

Author(s): Constantin Cojocariu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: European Roma Rights Center

Summary/Abstract: The system of human rights protection instituted by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR or the Convention) is rightly considered to be the most successful and innovative in the world. However, in the past 15 years the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) has faced escalating challenges threatening its very existence. The most significant problem is that the Court is overwhelmed by a mounting number of cases. In May 2010, the number of cases pending before a judicial formation within the Court had risen to 126,200, representing a 60% increase since the beginning of the year. Managing this caseload is an increasingly difficult task causing very long waiting times, which are potentially in breach of the fair trial rules included in the Convention. This crisis has engendered an extensive debate, which has now been ongoing for many years.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 9-16
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English