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JHIL brill.nl/jhil © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2010 DOI: 10.1163/157180510X530149 The Evolution of the Right of Individuals to Seise the European Court of Human Rights Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen* Doctoral Candidate, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Introduction In at least two ways the year 2009 was a milestone for the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR, the Court). On the bright side, the Court could celebrate its 50th anniversary and its continuous role as principal promoter of human rights in the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe (CoE, the Council). However, 2009 was also the year in which the number of pending cases before the Court passed the disturbing 100 000 benchmark. 1 Paradoxically, the main reason for both the Court’s success and its cur- rent crisis is the right of petition of individuals. The present article contains a detailed inquiry into the coming into existence of this central feature of the control machinery of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR, the Convention) * The author wishes to thank the Central Archives of the Council of Europe for kind assistance, and Professor Dr.jur. Jens Hartig Danielsen for comments on an earlier draft.
Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d'histoire du droit international – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2010
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