Public Law Studies Quarterly

The Role of NGOs in the Proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights

Document Type : Article

Authors

Morteza kamel Navab 1
Golamali Ghasemi 2

1 Ph.D. Student in Public Law, Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

2 Associate Prof, Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2019.276008.1926
Abstract
An international non-governmental organization is a volunteered self-established non-profit organization which advocates public interests. The role of non-governmental organizations which inherently pursue public interests, are significant and have been recognized at different levels. Meanwhile, according to the European Convention of Human Rights and its protocols, especially Protocol No. 11, as well as the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, the possibility of non-governmental organizations’ participation in the Court’s proceedings has been accepted in three forms: plaintiff, plaintiff’s representative, and amicus curiae. AS such, international non-governmental organizations have an extensive role in the proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights. This study aims to examine this role.

Keywords

European Convention on Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
international non- governmental organizations
role-playing
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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 52, Issue 1
Spring 2022
Spring 2022
Pages 531-552

  • Receive Date 13 February 2019
  • Revise Date 12 September 2019
  • Accept Date 21 October 2019

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