Regional Human Rights Systems Overview
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Which court case led to a broad interpretation of the right of access to courts under the ECHR?

  • Sleeping Beauty v. Commission
  • Vienna Declaration Case
  • Golder v. U.K. (correct)
  • Tyrer v. U.K.
  • In what year did all member states of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) ratify the Convention?

  • 1993
  • 1960
  • 1994
  • 1974 (correct)
  • What did the Declaration of Vienna (protocol n° 11) do?

  • Created the European Commission on Human Rights
  • Introduced the concept of optional protocols
  • Reformed the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
  • Established the Court as a permanent institution (correct)
  • Which case emphasized that the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) should be regarded as a living instrument whose interpretation evolves with time?

    <p>Tyrer v. U.K.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about economic and social rights compared to civil and political rights?

    <p>They are recognized but do not enjoy the same status as civil and political rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant change brought about by protocol n° 11 in regards to the European human rights system?

    <p>Made jurisdiction of the Court compulsory for every member state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term was used to describe the European Court of Human Rights in the late 1960s when it became more demanding towards member states?

    <p>'Activist' Court</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approach of the British government towards interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)?

    <p>'Strict' interpretation approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country faced a growing number of complaints related to immigration, detainees, and Northern Ireland during the 1970s under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)?

    <p>'British' country</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Second-generation rights' refer to which category of rights?

    <p>'Economic and social' rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

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