    the european convention on human rights (echr) (formally the convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms) is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in europe. drafted in 1950 by the then newly formed council of europe,the council of europe should not be confused with the council of the european union or the european council. the european union is not a party to the convention and has no role in the administration of the european court of human rights. the convention entered into force on 3 september 1953. all council of europe member states are party to the convention and new members are expected to ratify the convention at the earliest opportunity.resolution 1031 (1994) on the honouring of commitments entered into by member states when joining the council of europe. the convention established the european court of human rights (ecthr). any person who feels his or her rights have been violated under the convention by a state party can take a case to the court. judgements finding violations are binding on the states concerned and they are obliged to execute them. the committee of ministers of the council of europe monitors the execution of judgements, particularly to ensure payment of the amounts awarded by the court to the applicants in compensation for the damage they have sustained. the establishment of a court to protect individuals from human rights violations is an innovative feature for an international convention on human rights, as it gives the individual an active role on the international arena (traditionally, only states are considered actors in international law). the european convention is still the only international human rights agreement providing such a high degree of individual protection. state parties can also take cases against other state parties to the court, although this power is rarely used. the convention has sever
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