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 ↗

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.