An Effective Human Rights Body? The European Court of Human Rights

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iCourts – Centre of Excellence for International Courts

An Effective Human Rights Body?The European Court of Human Rights

Professor Mikael Rask MadsenDirector of iCourts

Special Court for Sierra Leone

ICJ

Faculty of Law - iCourts

After WWII1950’s1960’s1970’s1980’s1990’s2000’s

ECJ

ECtHRBCJ

IACtHR

ATJ

/ CFI

CACJ WAEMU

OHADA

COMESA

ITLOSICTY

ICTR

World Trade Organization

EFTAC /

ECOWAS EACJ

Arab Maghreb Union Instance Judiciaire

CCJ CEMACCJ

SADCMercosur

ICC

ACtHPR

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Faculty of Law - iCourts

Enlarged by percentage over 10.000 cases

Faculty of Law - iCourts

”Make Law, Not War”

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Faculty of Law - iCourts

”Make Law, Not War”

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Faculty of Law - iCourts

”Make Law, Not War”

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Faculty of Law - iCourts

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Faculty of Law - iCourts

1959-1969Gender 100% ♂

Avg. age at app. 60,7

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Faculty of Law - iCourts

”The Rise of the Progressive Court

1969-1979Gender 90% 10%♂ ♀

Avg. age at app. 60,2

1979-1989Gender 90% 10% ♂ ♀

Avg. age at app. 58,2

Building The Mega Court

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Faculty of Law - iCourts

ECtHR – Number of Applications

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Faculty of Law - iCourts

1989-1999Gender 95% 5%♂ ♀

Avg. age at app. 55,3

1999-2007Gender 70% 30%♂ ♀

Avg. age at app. 51,9