TABLE OF CONTENT Acknowledgement 5 Disclaimer 5 Foreword 6 Introduction 15 PART I: OVERVIEW OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, THE CONVENTION AND THE COURT 17 1.1 The Council of Europe 19 1.2 The European Court of Human Rights 21 1.3 The Judges and the Registry of the Court 1.3.1 The Judges 1.3.2 The Registry 23 23 24 1.4 Structure of the Court 1.4.1 The Grand Chamber 1.4.2 The Sections and the Chambers 1.4.3 The Committees 1.4.4 Single Judge Formation 25 25 26 27 27 1.5 Instruments of the Court 1.5.1 The European Convention on Human Rights 1.5.2 The Protocols 1.5.3 The Rules of Court 1.5.4 Practice Directions 1.5.5 Decisions of the Commission and Decisions and Judgments of the Court 27 27 29 30 31 31 PART II: HOW TO BRING A CASE BEFORE THE COURT 35 2.1. Practice and Procedure before the Court 2.1.1 Summary 2.1.2 Lodging the Application 2.1.3 The Court’s Processing of New Applications 2.1.4 Expediting Cases: The Court’s Priority Policy 2.1.5 Interim Measures (Rule 39) a. Summary b. Discussion c. Application Procedure for Interim Measures d. Enforcement 37 37 38 40 42 43 43 44 47 49 9