European Court of Human Rights

To mark the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, a commemorative book about the European Court of Human Rights has been published.

Containing many hitherto unpublished photos, it illustrates the history of the Court, which was set up in 1959 by the Convention to ensure that the now 47 Council of Europe member States fulfil their human rights undertakings.A copy of the original Convention text has been reproduced for the first time and this is also the first work to contain pictures of all the Court's judges since its creation.

In addition, the case-law of such importance for Europe is presented through 47 cases, one for each member State, tracing their background and especially their impact in the various States parties to the Convention.

Lastly, the book takes a look inside the Human Rights Building, itself an architectural icon, where every day the European law of human rights is being developed.