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CIPP/E - History, Institutions, & Non-GDPR Laws/ What was the first/milestone document in the history of human rights--paving way for other HR treaties? Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Year, Enacted By, Type of Doc, 3 main articles/principles, significance 1948 United Nations Statement - not binding or a treaty Fundamental Rights - Private life, speech, but rights not absolute (balance with trade) Brainpower Read More Council of Europe - Founded, how many member states, type of org 1949 47 member states (27 in EU) Human rights international organization Signed the European Convention on HR Council of Europe - Structure (6) 1. Secretary General 2. Committee of Ministers - Decision making body 3. Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) 4. Congress of Local and Regional Authorities 5. European Court of Human Rights 6. Human Rights Commissioner Council of Europe - European Convention on Human Rights - Year, Enacted By, Type of Doc, Main articles 1950/53 International treaty - Binding; MS have to ratify Sponsored by Council of Europe Articles: Respecting rights, life, torture, servitude, liberty and security, fair trial, retroactivity, privacy, conscience and religion, expression, association, marriage, property, vote, stand for election, effective remedy Balance with public interest *Established the ECHR Council of Europe - What is the European Court of Human Rights? - Permanent judicial body which guarantees for all Europeans the rights safeguarded by the European Convention on Human Rights - Open to states and individuals regardless of nationality. Council of Europe - What is the composition of the ECHR? - 1 judge from each state that has ratified the Convention (47) - Registrar, deputy registrar, president, 2 VPs, 3 section presidents. - Panels of 7 judges. Council of Europe - How do ECHR judgments work? - Applies the Convention - Examining complaints (known as 'applications') lodged by individuals or states. - Judgments are binding Council of Europe - States that can bring a case before the ECHR? States subject to the compulsory jurisdiction of the ECHR or have consented to the case being heard by the ECHR: (1) a state whose citizen is alleged to be a victim of a violation of the Convention; (2) a state that referred the case to the Commission; and (3) a state against which the complaint has been lodged Council of Europe - When can an individual bring a claim to the ECHR? - Nationals of contracting states - Personally and directly been the victim of a violation of Convention