International Law Documents

Article 19 Establishment of the Court 140

Article 20 Number of judges 140

Article 21 Criteria for office 140

Article 22 Election of judges 140

Article 23 Terms of office and dismissal 140

Article 24 Registry and rapporteurs 140

Article 25 Plenary Court 140

Article 26 Single-judge formation, committees, Chambers and Grand Chamber 141

Article 27 Competence of single judges 141

Article 28 Competence of committees 141

Article 29 Decisions by Chambers on admissibility and merits 142

Article 30 Relinquishment of jurisdiction to the Grand Chamber 142

Article 31 Powers of the Grand Chamber 142

Article 32 Jurisdiction of the Court 142

Article 33 Inter-State cases 142

Article 34 Individual applications 142

Article 35 Admissibility criteria 143

Article 36 Third party intervention 143

Article 37 Striking out applications 143

Article 38 Examination of the case 144

Article 39 Friendly settlements 144

Article 40 Public hearings and access to documents 144

Article 41 Just satisfaction 144

Article 42 Judgments of Chambers 144

Article 43 Referral to the Grand Chamber 144

Article 44 Final judgments 145

Article 45 Reasons for judgments and decisions 145

Article 46 Binding force and execution of judgments 145

Article 47 Advisory opinions 145

Article 48 Advisory jurisdiction of the Court 146

Article 49 Reasons for advisory opinions 146

Article 50 Expenditure on the Court 146

Article 51 Privileges and immunities of judges 146

Article 52 Inquiries by the Secretary General 146

Article 53 Safeguard for existing human rights 146

Article 54 Powers of the Committee of Ministers 146

Article 55 Exclusion of other means of dispute settlement 146

Article 56 Territorial application 146

Article 57 Reservations 147

Article 58 Denunciation 147

Article 59 Signature and ratification 147