European Court of Human Rights

Improved human rights protection in Europe

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:03:57 GMT

Norway welcomes the decision of the Russian State Duma to approve ratifcation of Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights.

Norwegian comments on the Draft Declaration of the Interlaken Conference

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:44:58 GMT

Norway has submitted comments on the Swiss Draft Declaration and Action Plan of the Interlaken Conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights.

The future of the European Court of Human Rights

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:33:16 GMT

A conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights will be organised in February 2010 in Interlaken, Switzerland. Its purpose will be to draw up a roadmap for the future development of the Court, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year - with no less than over 100,000 cases pending before it.

ECtHR - Judgments against Norway

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:33:06 GMT

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has delivered 20 judgments against Norway finding violations of the European Convention on Human Rights:

The Committee of Ministers' supervision of the execution of judgments

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:38:33 GMT

The Committee of Ministers supervises the Council of Europe's member states’ execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. In 2008, for the first time, an annual report on the Committee of Ministers’ supervision was published. An on line database on the state of execution of judgments of the Court has also been established.