A competent and impartial public authority usually a court or tribunal, should be able to review cases
Decision-Making, Appeals and Redress
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They must be able to examine the substance of human rights compliant and to provide appropriate relief
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Where they find an individual’s rights have been violated the individual is entitled to compensation and redress
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Legal aid should be available in all criminal cases in civil matters, an individual should not be deprived of his or her effective access to a court.
- Right to an effective remedy
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- CoE ECHR, Art 13
- UN CERD, Art 6
- UN ICCPR, Art 2(3)
- UN CAT, Art 14
- Right to equality before the law
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- CoE ECHR, Art 14
- UN CERD
- UN ICCPR, Arts 2, 3, 26
- UN ICESCR, Art 2
- UN CEDAW
- UN CRC
- UN CRPD
- Right to a fair trial – right to be heard
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- CoE ECHR, Arts 6, 7
- UN ICCPR, Arts 14, 15
- UN CRC, Art 12(2)
- Right to private and family life
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- CoE ECHR, Art 8
- UN ICCPR, Art 17
- UN CRC, Art 16
- UN CRPD, Arts 22, 23, 31
- Right to participation
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- UN CERD, Art 5(e)(vi)
- UN ICCPR, Art 25
- UN ICESCR, Arts 13(1), 15(1)
- UN CEDAW, Arts 7, 8, 13(c), 14(2)
- UN CRC, Arts 12, 31
- UN CRPD, Arts 3(c), 4(3), 9, 29, 30
- Protocol Article 2
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- Relevant EU Measures
- A list of measures identified so far is available in the Appendix to the NIHRC-ECNI Working Paper on the Scope of Protocol Article 2.
- EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
- Articles 7, 8 and 47
- Relevant EU Measures