ECtHR; It is the short name of the European Court of Human Rights, and it is a court established in 1959 under the Council of Europe. Fundamental rights are guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights and additional protocols. The ECtHR is the judicial authority that individuals, communities, legal entities and states whose fundamental rights have been violated can apply in case of certain conditions. For individual application to the ECtHR, certain conditions must be met and certain procedures and procedures must be followed.
Article 35 of the European Convention on Human Rights; The ECtHR states that for an individual application, the applicant must exhaust domestic remedies. An application must be made within 4 months following the exhaustion of domestic remedies and the rendering of the final decision. While this article regulates that the application must be made directly to the court, it states that unsigned applications will be rejected. The ECtHR is not determinative of the language used in the individual application. The applicant can apply in his/her own language.
Correspondence should be made using one of the languages accepted by the court in the processes after the ECHR individual application. languages recognized by the Court; It is in English and French. The application to the ECtHR can be made by the applicant himself without the assistance of a lawyer. However, it is the best approach to seek the assistance of a lawyer in order that the application is not rejected and has the form requirements, and that no erroneous or negligent action is taken in the process following the acceptance of the application. Because the ECtHR individual application and the post-application process are tied to a strict legal procedure.
