Private International Law and the European Convention of Human Rights

Raffaele Sabato

Chapter 3 in Private International Law and Global Crises, 2026, pp 39-52 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is an international court established by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) of 1950. The Court's mission is to rule on applications of individuals or non-governmental organisations complaining of human rights violations. It has jurisdiction over 46 State parties, which are bound to enforce the judgments in their domestic systems. It is not infrequent that the Court has to examine issues of private international law. Private international law is relevant, e.g., when the Court has to assess the admissibility of applications, to determine jurisdiction, or to otherwise examine the applicability of domestic laws or an obligation to recognise foreign judgments. The intersection of private international law and the jurisprudence of the ECtHR has recently grown significantly. This contribution aims to explore this intersection, highlighting how the ECtHR's context-sensitive approach serves as a crucial tool for safeguarding human rights in a private international law context.

Keywords: Private international law; European Court of Human Rights; Jurisdiction; Human rights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035360192
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