Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights

Philip Leach is Professor of Human Rights Law at Middlesex University, a solicitor, and Director of the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC). He publishes widely in the field of international human rights law, and has extensive experience of representing applicants before the European Court of Human Rights. He was a member of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody from 2009-2015 and a member of the Harris Review (2014-2015). He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Open Society Justice Initiative.

• 1: Introduction - The Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights 2: Practice and Procedure of the European Court: The Pre Judgement Phase 3: Practice and Procedure of the European Court: Judgment and Enforcement 4: Standing and Admissibility Criteria 5: Underlying Convention Principles 6: The Substantive Rights of the European Convention 7: Derogation and Reservation 8: Just Satisfaction (Article 41) APPENDIX 1 - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocols Nos. 11 and 14 (with Protocols Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 12 and 13) APPENDIX 2 - Protocol No.15 APPENDIX 3 - Protocol No. 16 APPENDIX 4 - The Court's Priority Policy APPENDIX 5 - Application Form APPENDIX 6 - Form of Authority APPENDIX 7 - Request for Legal Aid - Declaration of Means APPENDIX 8 - Legal Aid Rates (applicable since 2013) APPENDIX 9 - National Authorities Competent to Certify the Indigence of Applicants for the Purposes of Rule 102 of Chapter XI of the Rules of Court APPENDIX 10 - Dates of Entry into Force of the Convention and its Protocols APPENDIX 11 - Composition of the Court (in order of precedence as at 12.9.16) APPENDIX 12 - Rules of the Committee of Ministers for the Supervision of the Execution of Judgments and of the Terms of Friendly Settlements APPENDIX 13 - European Agreement relating to Persons Participating in Proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights APPENDIX 14 - Brussels Declaration (2015)

Review from previous edition As a practical guide to the Convention system, Philip Leach's book has proved itself to be indispensable. The new edition of the book should find an immediate place on the shelves of any practitioner contemplating bringing an application to the Court.