ECHR

Metadata

• not from EU
  • regional-international treaty
• accepted by
  • all EU member states
  • • 20 other states (Turkey, Russia, Switzerland, …)
• ECtHR → Court in Strasbourg

Contents

• everyone
• HUMAN rights
  • not just EU citizens
• also partly includes legal persons
• 3 sections, 7 protocols
  1. section 1: main rights and freedoms
  2. section 2: establishment of court (Strasbourg)
  3. section 3: miscellaneous general provisions
• who can claim

Conditions

• not being close to the government
• includes
  • Companies which are 100% state owned
  • private companies which are under 100% governmental control
  • public authorities