{"id":3668,"date":"2021-04-14T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcstaging.co.uk\/ehrac\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=3668"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:04:46","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-litigating-a-case-before-the-european-court-of-human-rights","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"http:\/\/ehrac.org.uk\/en_gb\/resources\/frequently-asked-questions-litigating-a-case-before-the-european-court-of-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions: Litigating a case before the European Court of Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adaddc22ac94\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section \"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p>The European Court of Human Rights has provided a number of helpful resources on aspects of submitting a case, however it is not always easy to find the answer to a specific question when litigating before it for the first time, or when encountering a new issue.<\/p>\n<p>EHRAC\u2019s FAQ guide is intended to provide assistance to lawyers litigating these cases by providing answers to some of the questions that we are most often asked. The guide provides information about evidence gathering, applying for interim measures, preparing your application, other practical information about the initial stage of the proceedings, and information about how your application is processed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3KU9dKR\">English: EHRAC Guide to Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4soXR2q\">Georgian (\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10e3\u10da\u10d8):\u10ee\u10e8\u10d8\u10e0\u10d0\u10d3 \u10d3\u10d0\u10e1\u10db\u10e3\u10da\u10d8 \u10d9\u10d8\u10d7\u10ee\u10d5\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8 \u10e1\u10d0\u10e9\u10d8\u10d5\u10e0\u10d8\u10e1 \u10ec\u10d0\u10e0\u10d3\u10d2\u10d4\u10dc\u10d0 \u10d0\u10d3\u10d0\u10db\u10d8\u10d0\u10dc\u10d8\u10e1 \u10e3\u10e4\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0\u10d7\u10d0 \u10d4\u10d5\u10e0\u10dd\u10de\u10e3\u10da \u10e1\u10d0\u10e1\u10d0\u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10da\u10dd\u10e8\u10d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/48NPLIS\">Russian ( \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439):\u0427\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u044b: \u0412\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u0415\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0441\u0443\u0434\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043c \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a\u0430<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/44Hs5U5\">Ukrainian (\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439): \u041f\u043e\u0448\u0438\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f: \u0412\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438 \u0432 \u0404\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0443\u0434\u0456 \u0437 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4p6sO8q\">Azerbaijani (Avropa \u0130nsan H\u00fcquqlar\u0131n\u0131 M\u00fcdafi\u0259 M\u0259rk\u0259zinin (EHRAC) SORAQ K\u0130TAB\u00c7ASI Tez-tez veril\u0259n suallar)<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adaddc22afe3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section \"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sharing-default-minimal\"><div class=\"nectar-social default\" data-position=\"left\" data-color-override=\"override\"><div class=\"nectar-social-inner\"><a class='facebook-share nectar-sharing' href='#' title='Share this'>  <i class='fa fa-facebook'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Share<\/span> <\/a><a class='twitter-share nectar-sharing' href='#' title='Tweet this'> <i class='fa fa-twitter'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Tweet<\/span> <\/a><a class='linkedin-share nectar-sharing' href='#' title='Share this'> <i class='fa fa-linkedin'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Share<\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The European Court of Human Rights has provided a number of helpful resources on aspects of submitting a case, however it is not always easy to find the answer to...","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":3673,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"country":[],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-3668","resources","type-resources","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","type-legalguide"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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