Rights Compass

Charter & ECHR

Can I go to Strasbourg?

A pre-check of the conditions the Court applies before it looks at a complaint at all. It covers what you can know from the facts — it does not judge whether your rights were violated.

The European Convention on Human Rights is not EU law. It is a Council of Europe treaty binding 46 states and enforced by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg — a different court, a different procedure, and a strict deadline.

ECHR Art. 34, Art. 35 ↗

Step-by-step legal guidance hasn't been verified in Dansk yet, so it's shown in English below. The interface is in Dansk.

Tick what is true

The decision of the last domestic court or authority that could have remedied your complaint. The time-limit runs from it.