Public Law Studies Quarterly

The right of access to Justice in the European convention on Human Rights

Authors

Jamshid Momtaz 1
Sirous Motevassel 2

1 Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD in International Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2016.60521
Abstract
As in the case of national law, respect and protection of Human Rights is only effective if the executive legal systems can ensure access to an effective remedy. When such right is violated, access to the justice system is essential for the victim. Although the European Convention on Human Rights refers to some aspects of a Fair Hearing, there is no clear reference to the right of hearing within the concept of access to an effective remedy or the right to proceedings. The jurisprudence has broadened the scope of the mentioned subject matter beyond just the right to a fair and effective process system to the right to proceedings. However, provided that the restriction is subject to a legitimate purpose, the principle of proportionality is awarded and that the limitation has no effect on the nature of the stated right, the right of access to justice has proven not to be absolute in some instances.

Keywords

Access to justice
European Convention on Human Rights
human rights
legitimate purposes
Margin of appreciation
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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 46, Issue 4
Winter 2017
Pages 855-872

  • Receive Date 24 May 2016
  • Revise Date 25 July 2016
  • Accept Date 25 July 2016

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