Proceedings at national level
Proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights
Execution of judgment
Adoption of general measures
(amendment to the legislation...)
Examination by the Committee of Ministers
Final resolution = case concluded
Payment of compensation
(just satisfaction)
Satisfactory execution
Adoption of individual measures
(restitution, reopening of the proceedings...)
Unsatisfactory execution
Transmission of the case file to the Committee of Ministers
Obligations of the State in question
Inadmissibility decision = case concluded
Final judgment finding a violation Judgment finding no violation = case concluded
Request accepted
= referral to the Grand Chamber
Request dismissed = case conluded
Request for re-examination of the case
Judgment finding a violation Judgment finding no violation
Examination of the admissibility and merits
Initial analysis
Exhaustion of domestic
remedies
Complaints to be based on
the European Convention
Applicant has suffered a
significant disadvantage
6-month deadline for applying
to the Court
(from the final domestic judicial decision)
Admissibility criteria
Admissibility decision
Application to the Court
Exhaustion of domestic court
Decision of the highest domestic court
Beginning of the dispute
Proceedings before the national courts
The life of an application
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