Disagreements with European Court of Human Rights' interpretation of immigration law has stirred a debate over the treaty.

The Council of Europe has defended the independence of the European Court of Human Rights, after nine member states said its interpretation of rights obligations prevented them from expelling migrants ...

In response to the joint letter of nine member states questioning how the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) makes its ...

Leaders of 9 European Union countries say they want a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to ...

it hears applications alleging breaches of human rights by states that have ratified the Convention. All members of the Council of Europe - an entirely separate organisation from the European ...

In Europe, work, largely driven by the UK, was already afoot to create a model of rights tailored to the continent. On 4 November 1950 the members of the Council of Europe signed the European ...

The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter “the European Convention on Human Rights”) was drafted in the Council of Europe. It was opened for signature in ...

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is an international human rights treaty between the 47 states that are members of the Council of Europe (CoE) - not to be confused with the European ...