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An advisory body created to protect democracy and the rule of law against authoritarianism.
What is "the Council of Europe"? (#1)
This treaty is enforced only against public bodies, not private individuals.
What is "the European Convention on Human Rights"? (#3)
Six years.
What is "How long does it take for a case to be heard by the ECtHR?" (#7)
An obligation by the ECHR, interpreted by the ECtHR, that requires states to take positive steps to prevent violations of the ECHR.
What is "a positive obligation"? (#18)
The ECHR is described as a living document and thus the Court is not required to following this legal principle.
A category of a right to which the right to life, freedom from torture and slavery belong
What is "an absolute right"? (#2)
States and individuals.
What is "Who has standing before the ECtHR?" (#6)
Osman v. UK
What is "the example the video provides when addressing positive obligations"? (#19)
A category of a right to which a right to a fair trial belongs.
What is "a limited right"? (#2)
To reduce the number of cases that were being brought to the ECtHR, the court now requires the party bringing the complaint to show this.
What is "significant damage"? (#10)
Two kinds of margins of appreciation that the Court uses when interpreting the ECHR.
What is "a wide margin of appreciation and a narrow margin of appreciation"? (#13)
The ECtHR hears both civil and criminal cases.
What is "false"? (#4)
A State can ____________ from its ECHR treaty obligations during a time of war, other other public emergency.
What is "derogate"? (#5)
A right, such as civil and political rights, where the state must refrain from acting a certain way that violates a right.
What is "a negative right"? (#17)
A tool used to find the balance between the rights of the individual and the community when deciding upon qualified rights.
What is "the doctrine of proportionality"? (#14)
A category of a right to which the right to a private life, freedom of expression, and other rights belong, but these rights must be balanced with each other.
What is a "qualified right"? (#2)
A right to a solicitor (lawyer) in prison.
What is "an example the video provides to show that the ECHR must guarantee rights that are "practical and effective""? (#16)
Transgender rights.
What is "an example that the video provides about how the Court can change its findings as society changes"? (#12)
The state party does not always implement or enforce the Court's decision.
What is "one major critique the video provides of the effectiveness of the ECHR"? (#20)
Composed of three judges, also looks at the facts and the merits of the case where the case already concerns an issue of well developed law. Their decision must be unanimous.
What is a "committee" in the ECtHR? (#8)