ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights was set up within the Council of Europe in 1950.
Transnational or individual actions brought before the law were based on the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) under which it was established that court. The ECHR has centered on human dignity and value and therefore the contract together with the Additional Protocols in force are a wide range of civil protection against any threats their rights.
Greece became a member of the Council of Europe in 1974 once more when the Republic was restored and ECHR was set into force. And the right of individual petition to the ECHR joined the legal arsenal of Greek citizens from 1985 and on. Since then Greece has ratified all the Additional Protocols. The European Court of Human Rights is not an annulment of the national court or jurisdiction tier understood as a continuation of the national courts. It is the court which protects European citizens from attack rights enshrined in the ECHR.
Admission Requirements notice of appeal to the European Court of Human Rights are:
- Violation of the rights under the ECHR
- The exhaustion of domestic (each Member State bound by the ECHR) remedies
- The period of six months after the occurrence of a final judgment
The European Court of Human Rights ruling on the appeal noting if the act or omission of the State has violated the rights of the applicant. The decisions are binding on nation states, but there is no enforcement mechanism. If any violation is found, which despite the decision not waived, the Court has the ability to award financial compensation to the citizens of this state.
