European Court of Human Rights

:For the institution of the European Union resolving disputes under EU law, see European Court of Justice

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European Union - European Court of Justice

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The European Court of Human Rights, often referred to informally as the "Strasbourg Court", was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints from Council of Europe member states. The court's mission is to enforce the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, ratified in 1953.

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Human rights - Council of Europe - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - 1953

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