The Annual Report of the European Court of Human Rights provides information for the year 2020 on the organisation, activities and case-law of the Court.
In 2020 the Court celebrated the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. Signed in Rome on 4 November 1950, it was the first instrument to crystallise and give binding effect to the rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Forty-seven countries have now undertaken to secure the Convention rights and fundamental freedoms not just to their own nationals – over 830 million people – but to everyone within their jurisdiction, including non-Europeans. Also in 2020, the Human Rights Building celebrated its 25th anniversary, which was marked by the publication of hitherto unpublished photos of the building.
This Annual Report includes a foreword by the President of the Court, a summary of the main events that marked the year, the speeches delivered at the opening of the judicial year, an overview of the case-law, the year’s judicial activities and the statistical data and tables of violations by member State for the year 2020. The report outlines the Court’s knowledge-sharing activities and provides an update on the Superior Courts Network. Lastly, it sets out the measures taken by the Registry to deal with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
FOREWORD SPEECHES CASE-LAW OVERVIEW
Jurisdiction and admissibility
“Core” rights
Procedural rights
Other rights and freedoms
Advisory opinions (Article 1 of Protocol No. 16)
Just satisfaction (Article 41)
Other Convention provisions
SUPERIOR COURTS NETWORK BRINGING THE CONVENTION HOME Dissemination of the Court’s case-law
Other publications and information tools
Training of legal professionals
General outreach
Key cases
JUDICIAL ACTIVITIES
Composition of the Court
Composition of the Sections
STATISTICS
Pending cases (by State)
Allocated applications (2010-20)
Judgments (2010-20)
Pending cases (main States)
Court’s workload
Decided applications
Violations by subject matter
Allocated applications by State and by population (2017-20)
Violations by Article and by State (2020)
Violations by Article and by State (1959-2020)
THE YEAR IN PICTURES