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A. EUROPE
IV. REGIONAL COURTS
1.0 European Court of Justice (ECJ) & Court of First Instance (EFI)
See page 238.
2.0 European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
The ECHR is an organ of the Council of Europe, which is an international organization distinct
from the Communities or the EU, with a broad membership of more than 40 states.
2.1 Decisions after November 1, 1998 (entry into force of Protocol 11)
Cite cases decided on or after November 1, 1998 by name of the parties (italicized and separated
by “v.”), type of decision (in parentheses) (note: a judgment on the merits has no designation), or,
if decided by the Grand Chamber, “[GC]”, case number, section(s) referenced, date (optional),
and abbreviated title of the reporter in which the case is published (“ECHR”), year, and volume:
Brumarescu v. Romania [GC], no. 28342/95, §§ 52-53, ECHR 1999-VII.
Hasan and Chaush v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 30985/96, §84, ECHR 2000-XI.
Messina v. Italy (dec.), no. 25498/94, ECHR 1999-V.
Malhous v. the Czech Republic (dec.) [GC], no. 33071/96, 13 December 2000, ECHR
2000-XII.
Smith and Grady v. the United Kingdom (just satisfaction), nos. 33985/96 and 33986/96,
§ 13, 25 July 2000, ECHR 2000-IX.
Akman v. Turkey (striking out), no. 37453/97, ECHR 2001-VI.
Types of decisions (and their short forms) are:
Decisions on admissibility (dec.)
Preliminary objections (preliminary objections)
Judgments for just satisfaction (just satisfaction)
Judgments regarding revision (revision)
Judgments on interpretations (interpretation)
Judgments striking the case delivered by a Chamber (striking out)
Judgments regarding a friendly settlement (friendly settlement)
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