Questions about legal procedure

The European Convention on Human Rights is an international treaty under which the member States of the Council of Europe promise to secure fundamental civil and political rights, not only to their own citizens but also to everyone within their jurisdiction. The Convention secures in particular: the right to life, the right to a fair [...]

According to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) “no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that degrading and inhumane living conditions in refugee camps can amount to a violation of Art. 3 ECHR by the [...]