The European Court of Human Rights was established in Strasbourg in 1959 to enforce the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty drawn up in 1950 by the member states of the Council of Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War. Its early work was filtered through a separate European Commission of Human Rights, but a reform that took effect in 1998 replaced both bodies with a single full-time court to which individuals can apply directly once they have exhausted national remedies. Its judgments are binding on the states concerned, which have often changed their laws after losing cases. The court has dealt with matters such as fair trials, privacy, freedom of expression and the treatment of prisoners. Russia ceased to be a party to the convention in 2022.
Before and after
- 2 February 1959Dyatlov Pass incident
- 8 February 1959Birth of Mauricio Macri
- 9 April 1959Death of Frank Lloyd Wright
- 15 April 1959Birth of Emma Thompson
- 20 April 1959Founding of European Court of Human Rights
- 30 April 1959Birth of Stephen Harper
- 13 May 1959Establishment of Torres del Paine National Park
- from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975Laotian Civil War
- 27 May 1959Birth of Donna Strickland
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- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations Security Council
- 5 October 1948Founding of International Union for Conservation of Nature
- 5 May 1949Founding of Council of Europe
- 1952Founding of European Parliament
- 1985Introduction of new shekel
- 1990Rise of K-pop
The era
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