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Lov om styrking av menneskerettighetenes stilling i norsk rett (menneskerettsloven) - Section II - European Court of Human Rights - Lovdata
Lov om styrking av menneskerettighetenes stilling i norsk rett (menneskerettsloven)Vedlegg 1. Den europeiske menneskerettskonvensjon med protokoller (autentisk engelsk tekst)Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,Section II - European Court of Human RightsArt 19.Establishment of the CourtTo ensure the observance of the engagements undertaken by the High Contracting Parties in the Convention and the Protocols thereto, there shall be set up a European Court of Human Rights, hereinafter referred to as «the Court». It shall function on a permanent basis.Del paragrafArt 20.Number of judgesThe Court shall consist of a number of judges equal to that of the High Contracting Parties.Del paragrafArt 21.Criteria for office1. The judges shall be of high moral character and must either possess the qualifications required for appointment to high judicial office or be jurisconsults of recognised competence.2. The judges shall sit on the Court in their individual capacity.3. During their term of office the judges shall not engage in any activity which is incompatible with their independence, impartiality or with the demands of a full-time office; all questions arising from the application of this paragraph shall be decided by the Court.Del paragrafArt 22.Election of judges1. The judges shall be elected by the Parliamentary Assembly with respect to each High Contracting Party by a majority of votes cast from a list of three candidates nominated by the High Contracting Party.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 23.Terms of office and dismissal1. The judges shall be elected for a period of nine years. They may not be re-elected.2. The terms of office of judges shall expire when they reach the age of 70.3. The judges shall hold office until replaced. They shall, however, continue to deal with such cases as they already have under consideration.4. No judge may be dismissed from office unless the other judges decide by a majority of two-thirds that that judge has ceased to fulfil the required conditions.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 24.Registry and rapporteurs1. The Court shall have a registry, the functions and organisation of which shall be laid down in the rules of the Court.2. When sitting in a single-judge formation, the Court shall be assisted by rapporteurs who shall function under the authority of the President of the Court. They shall form part of the Court's registry.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 25.Plenary CourtThe plenary Court shalla.elect its President and one or two Vice-Presidents for a period of three years; they may be re-elected;b.set up Chambers, constituted for a fixed period of time;c.elect the Presidents of the Chambers of the Court; they may be re-elected;d.adopt the rules of the Court;e.elect the Registrar and one or more Deputy Registrars;f.make any request under Article 26, paragraph 2.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 26.Single-judge formation, committees, Chambers and Grand Chamber1. To consider cases brought before it, the Court shall sit in a single-judge formation, in committees of three judges, in Chambers of seven judges and in a Grand Chamber of seventeen judges. The Court's Chambers shall set up committees for a fixed period of time.2. At the request of the plenary Court, the Committee of Ministers may, by a unanimous decision and for a fixed period, reduce to five the number of judges of the Chambers.3. When sitting as a single judge, a judge shall not examine any application against the High Contracting Party in respect of which that judge has been elected.4. There shall sit as an ex officio member of the Chamber and the Grand Chamber the judge elected in respect of the High Contracting Party concerned. If there is none or if that judge is unable to sit, a person chosen by the President of the Court from a list submitted in advance by that Party shall sit in the capacity of judge.5. The Grand Chamber shall also include the President of the Court, the Vice-Presidents, the Presidents of the Chambers and other judges chosen in accordance with the rules of the Court. When a case is referred to the Grand Chamber under Article 43, no judge from the Chamber which rendered the judgment shall sit in the Grand Chamber, with the exception of the President of the Chamber and the judge who sat in respect of the High Contracting Party concerned.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 27.Competence of single judges1. A single judge may declare inadmissible or strike out of the Court's list of cases an application submitted under Article 34, where such a decision can be taken without further examination.2. The decision shall be final.3. If the single judge does not declare an application inadmissible or strike it out, that judge shall forward it to a committee or to a Chamber for further examination.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 28.Competence of committees1. In respect of an application submitted under Article 34, a committee may, by a unanimous vote,a.declare it inadmissible or strike it out of its list of cases, where such decision can be taken without further examination; orb.declare it admissible and render at the same time a judgment on the merits, if the underlying question in the case, concerning the interpretation or the application of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, is already the subject of well-established case-law of the Court.2. Decisions and judgments under paragraph 1 shall be final.3. If the judge elected in respect of the High Contracting Party concerned is not a member of the committee, the committee may at any stage of the proceedings invite that judge to take the place of one of the members of the committee, having regard to all relevant factors, including whether that Party has contested the application of the procedure under paragraph 1.b.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 29.Decisions by Chambers on admissibility and merits1. If no decision is taken under Article 27 or 28, or no judgment rendered under Article 28, a Chamber shall decide on the admissibility and merits of individual applications submitted under Article 34. The decision on admissibility may be taken separately.2. A Chamber shall decide on the admissibility and merits of inter-State applications submitted under Article 33. The decision on admissibility shall be taken separately unless the Court, in exceptional cases, decides otherwise.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 30.Relinquishment of jurisdiction to the Grand ChamberWhere a case pending before a Chamber raises a serious question affecting the interpretation of the Convention or the protocols thereto, or where the resolution of a question before the Chamber might have a result inconsistent with a judgment previously delivered by the Court, the Chamber may, at any time before it has rendered its judgment, relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the Grand Chamber, unless one of the parties to the case objects.Del paragrafArt 31.Powers of the Grand ChamberThe Grand Chamber shalla.determine applications submitted either under Article 33 or Article 34 when a Chamber has relinquished jurisdiction under Article 30 or when the case has been referred to it under Article 43;b.decide on issues referred to the Court by the Committee of Ministers in accordance with Article 46, paragraph 4; andc.consider requests for advisory opinions submitted under Article 47.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 32.Jurisdiction of the Court1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all matters concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention and the protocols thereto which are referred to it as provided in Articles 33, 34, 46 and 47.2. In the event of dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction, the Court shall decide.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 33.Inter-State casesAny High Contracting Party may refer to the Court any alleged breach of the provisions of the Convention and the protocols thereto by another High Contracting Party.Del paragrafArt 34.Individual applicationsThe Court may receive applications from any person, non-governmental organisation or group of individuals claiming to be the victim of a violation by one of the High Contracting Parties of the rights set forth in the Convention or the protocols thereto. The High Contracting Parties undertake not to hinder in any way the effective exercise of this right.Del paragrafArt 35.Admissibility criteria1. The Court may only deal with the matter after all domestic remedies have been exhausted, according to the generally recognised rules of international law, and within a period of six months from the date on which the final decision was taken.2. The Court shall not deal with any application submitted under Article 34 thata.is anonymous; orb.is substantially the same as a matter that has already been examined by the Court or has already been submitted to another procedure of international investigation or settlement and contains no relevant new information.3. The Court shall declare inadmissible any individual application submitted under Article 34 if it considers that:a.the application is incompatible with the provisions of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, manifestly ill-founded, or an abuse of the right of individual application; orb.the applicant has not suffered a significant disadvantage, unless respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto requires an examination of the application on the merits and provided that no case may be rejected on this ground which has not been duly considered by a domestic tribunal.4. The Court shall reject any application which it considers inadmissible under this Article. It may do so at any stage of the proceedings.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 36.Third party intervention1. In all cases before a Chamber or the Grand Chamber, a High Contracting Party one of whose nationals is an applicant shall have the right to submit written comments and to take part in hearings.2. The President of the Court may, in the interest of the proper administration of justice, invite any High Contracting Party which is not a party to the proceedings or any person concerned who is not the applicant to submit written comments or take part in hearings.3. In all cases before a Chamber or the Grand Chamber, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights may submit written comments and take part in hearings.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 37.Striking out applications1. The Court may at any stage of the proceedings decide to strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion thata.the applicant does not intend to pursue his application; orb.the matter has been resolved; orc.for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.However, the Court shall continue the examination of the application if respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the protocols thereto so requires.2. The Court may decide to restore an application to its list of cases if it considers that the circumstances justify such a course.Del paragrafArt 38.Examination of the caseThe Court shall examine the case together with the representatives of the parties and, if need be, undertake an investigation, for the effective conduct of which the High Contracting Parties concerned shall furnish all necessary facilities.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 39.Friendly settlements1. At any stage of the proceedings, the Court may place itself at the disposal of the parties concerned with a view to securing a friendly settlement of the matter on the basis of respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto.2. Proceedings conducted under paragraph 1 shall be confidential.3. If a friendly settlement is effected, the Court shall strike the case out of its list by means of a decision which shall be confined to a brief statement of the facts and of the solution reached.4. This decision shall be transmitted to the Committee of Ministers, which shall supervise the execution of the terms of the friendly settlement as set out in the decision.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 40.Public hearings and access to documents1. Hearings shall be in public unless the Court in exceptional circumstances decides otherwise.2. Documents deposited with the Registrar shall be accessible to the public unless the President of the Court decides otherwise.Del paragrafArt 41.Just satisfactionIf the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.Del paragrafArt 42.Judgments of ChambersJudgments of Chambers shall become final in accordance with the provisions of Article 44, paragraph 2.Del paragrafArt 43.Referral to the Grand Chamber1. Within a period of three months from the date of the judgment of the Chamber, any party to the case may, in exceptional cases, request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber.2. A panel of five judges of the Grand Chamber shall accept the request if the case raises a serious question affecting the interpretation or application of the Convention or the protocols thereto, or a serious issue of general importance.3. If the panel accepts the request, the Grand Chamber shall decide the case by means of a judgment.Del paragrafArt 44.Final judgments1. The judgment of the Grand Chamber shall be final.2. The judgment of a Chamber shall become finala.when the parties declare that they will not request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber; orb.three months after the date of the judgment, if reference of the case to the Grand Chamber has not been requested; orc.when the panel of the Grand Chamber rejects the request to refer under Article 43.3. The final judgment shall be published.Del paragrafArt 45.Reasons for judgments and decisions1. Reasons shall be given for judgments as well as for decisions declaring applications admissible or inadmissible.2. If a judgment does not represent, in whole or in part, the unanimous opinion of the judges, any judge shall be entitled to deliver a separate opinion.Del paragrafArt 46.Binding force and execution of judgments1. The High Contracting Parties undertake to abide by the final judgment of the Court in any case to which they are parties.2. The final judgment of the Court shall be transmitted to the Committee of Ministers, which shall supervise its execution.3. If the Committee of Ministers considers that the supervision of the execution of a final judgment is hindered by a problem of interpretation of the judgment, it may refer the matter to the Court for a ruling on the question of interpretation. A referral decision shall require a majority vote of two thirds of the representatives entitled to sit on the Committee.4. If the Committee of Ministers considers that a High Contracting Party refuses to abide by a final judgment in a case to which it is a party, it may, after serving formal notice on that Party and by decision adopted by a majority vote of two thirds of the representatives entitled to sit on the Committee, refer to the Court the question whether that Party has failed to fulfil its obligation under paragraph 1.5. If the Court finds a violation of paragraph 1, it shall refer the case to the Committee of Ministers for consideration of the measures to be taken. If the Court finds no violation of paragraph 1, it shall refer the case to the Committee of Ministers, which shall close its examination of the case.0Amended by Protocol No. 14 of 13 May 2004.Del paragrafArt 47.Advisory opinions1. The Court may, at the request of the Committee of Ministers, give advisory opinions on legal questions concerning the interpretation of the Convention and the protocols thereto.2. Such opinions shall not deal with any question relating to the content or scope of the rights or freedoms defined in Section I of the Convention and the protocols thereto, or with any other question which the Court or the Committee of Ministers might have to consider in consequence of any such proceedings as could be instituted in accordance with the Convention.3. Decisions of the Committee of Ministers to request an advisory opinion of the Court shall require a majority vote of the representatives entitled to sit on the Committee.Del paragrafArt 48.Advisory jurisdiction of the CourtThe Court shall decide whether a request for an advisory opinion submitted by the Committee of Ministers is within its competence as defined in Article 47.Del paragrafArt 49.Reasons for advisory opinions1. Reasons shall be given for advisory opinions of the Court.2. If the advisory opinion does not represent, in whole or in part, the unanimous opinion of the judges, any judge shall be entitled to deliver a separate opinion.3. Advisory opinions of the Court shall be communicated to the Committee of Ministers.Del paragrafArt 50.Expenditure of the CourtThe expenditure of the Court shall be borne by the Council of Europe.Del paragrafArt 51.Privileges and immunities of judgesThe judges shall be entitled, during the exercise of their functions, to the privileges and immunities provided for in Article 40 of the Statute of the Council of Europe and in the agreements made thereunder.Del paragraf