ECHR / FRA Joint Handbooks
Case-Law Guides provide an overview of Convention case-law on a particular Article/Transversal Theme. Official language versions are updated regularly.
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Non-Official Languages
- Guide on Article 4 (30/06/14)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/06/14)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 7 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 9 (01/09/15)
- Guide on Article 15 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/03/11)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (01/12/16)
- Guide on Social rights (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/17)
- Guide on Article 5 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (30/04/13)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/13)
- Guide on Article 8 (30/04/19)
- Guide on Article 9 (30/04/19)
- Guide on Article 10 (31/03/20)
- Guide on Article 14 and Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 17 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/19)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (30/04/19)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 7 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Data protection (31/12/20)
- Guide on Environment [translation pending]
- Guide on Immigration (30/04/20)
- Guide on Mass protests (31/08/21)
- Guide on Prisoners' rights (30/04/20)
- Guide on Terrorism (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 3 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 4 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 5 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 7 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 11 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 15 (31/08/16)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (31/12/19)
- Guide on article 3 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 5 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (30/04/13)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/13)
- Guide on Article 8 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 18 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (31/05/16)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 15 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (30/04/17)
- Guide on the Rights of LGBTI persons (30/09/21)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 9 (01/09/15)
- Guide on Article 11 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 14 and Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 (31/12/20) [update pending]
- Guide on Article 18 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Prisoners' rights (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/12)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/06/12)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (30/04/13)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/13)
- Guide on Article 7 (31/01/16)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 9 (01/09/15)
- Guide on Article 15 (31/08/15)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (31/12/15)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (31/05/16)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (15/12/16)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/12/18)
- Guide on Article 3 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 4 (30/06/14)
- Guide on Article 5 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 7 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 9 (31/05/18)
- Guide on Article 10 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 11 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14)
- Guide on Article 46 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Data protection (30/04/22)
- Guide on Environment (30/04/22)
- Guide on Immigration (30/04/21)
- Guide on Prisoners' rights [translation pending]
- Guide on Social Rights (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (01/05/13)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/08/21)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14)
- Guide on Article 5 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 9 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/03/11)
- Guide on Article 46 [translation pending]
- Guide on Data Protection [translation pending]
- Guide on Immigration (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/02/22)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/06/14)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (01/05/13)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14)
- Guide on Article 1 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 3 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 5 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (30/04/22)
- Guide on Article 7 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 9 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 10 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 11 (31/05/20)
- Guide on Article 12 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 13 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 15 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 17 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 18 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/08/21)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/19)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Data protection (28/02/23)
- Guide on Immigration (30/04/20)
- Guide on Terrorism (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 1 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 3 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/04/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (30/04/22)
- Guide on Article 7 (30/04/22)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/12/20)
- Guide on Article 9 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 10 (31/12/20)
- Guide on Article 11 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 12 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 13 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 14 and Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 15 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 17 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 18 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 46 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 4 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 4 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 7 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 9 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/03/11)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/18)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/06/12)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/13)
- Guide on Article 10 (31/03/20)
- Guide on Article 17 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/03/11)
- Guide on Immigration (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 1 (30/04/22)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 3 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 5 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 12 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 17 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Data Protection [translation pending]
- Guide on Immigration [translation pending]
- Guide on the Rights of LGBTI persons (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/06/12)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (01/05/13)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14) [update pending]
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14)
- Guide on Article 1 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 2 (30/04/22)
- Guide on Article 3 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 5 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/13)
- Guide on Article 7 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/12/18)
- Guide on Article 9 (30/04/19)
- Guide on Article 10 (31/12/20)
- Guide on Article 11 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 12 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 13 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 14 and Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 15 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 17 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 18 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 46 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 4 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 4 (30/04/22)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 7 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 (30/04/23)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Data protection (31/08/22)
- Guide on Environment (31/12/21)
- Guide on Immigration (31/08/21)
- Guide on Mass protests (31/08/23)
- Guide on Prisoners' rights (31/08/21)
- Guide on the Rights of LGBTI persons (31/08/22)
- Guide on Social rights (28/02/23)
- Guide on Terrorism (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/12/18)
- Guide on Article 3 (31/12/21)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/20)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/06/14)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (01/05/13)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/13)
- Guide on Article 7 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/12/16)
- Guide on Article 15 (30/04/19)
- Guide on Article 18 (31/12/18)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (01/12/16)
- Guide on Mass protests (29/02/20)
- Guide on Prisoners' rights (31/12/20)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/18)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/06/14)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 7 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 8 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 9 (01/09/15)
- Guide on Article 10 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 11 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 17 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (01/12/16)
- Guide on Data Protection (28/02/23)
- Guide on the Rights of LGBTI persons [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/02/22)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (30/04/13)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/13)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/12/18)
- Guide on Article 10 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/08/22)
- Guide on Environment (31/08/21)
- Guide on Prisoners' rights (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 1 (31/08/21)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/12/18)
- Guide on Article 3 (31/08/23)
- Guide on Article 4 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 5 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 7 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 8 (30/04/19)
- Guide on Article 9 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 10 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 11 (31/05/20)
- Guide on Article 13 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 14 and Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 15 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 17 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 18 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 46 (31/01/20)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (31/12/15)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (30/04/20)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 7 (30/04/21)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (31/08/20)
- Guide on Environment [translation pending]
- Guide on Immigration (28/02/23)
- Guide on Mass protests (29/02/20)
- Guide on Prisoners' rights (31/12/19)
- Guide on the Rights of LGBTI persons (31/08/22)
- Guide on Terrorism (31/08/19)
- Guide on Article 1 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 2 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 3 (31/08/22)
- Guide on Article 4 (30/06/14)
- Guide on Article 5 (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 6 Civil (01/05/13) [update pending]
- Guide on Article 6 Criminal (31/12/19)
- Guide on Article 7 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 8 (31/08/18)
- Guide on Article 9 (01/09/15)
- Guide on article 10 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 13 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 15 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 17 (31/03/19)
- Guide on Article 18 [translation pending]
- Guide on Article 34/35 (Admissibility) (01/01/14)
- Guide on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (28/02/23)
- Guide on Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (30/04/18)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 (30/04/17)
- Guide on Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (31/08/17)
- Guide on Social rights [translation pending]