For individuals fleeing state-sponsored persecution, political violence, or systemic human rights violations across the globe, the international human rights framework provides a critical legal sanctuary mechanism known as Asylum. Codified under international treaty frameworks such as the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and incorporated into domestic United States legislation via the Refugee […]
🔹 1. Introduction The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is the judicial body of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and serves to supervise member states’ compliance with the Convention. Individuals who claim that their fundamental rights under the Convention have been violated may file an application to the ECtHR after exhausting domestic […]