EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ACTION / Alla Tymofeyeva (ed.)

Questions: 1. What is the legal status of the Convention within the Czech legal order?

2. Is the Court’s case law binding on the Czech authorities? If so, explain the differences between the binding nature of judgments delivered in the proceedings against the Czech Republic and its authority in cases where other States were parties to the proceedings. 3. What are the main tasks vested in the Office of the Government Agent? 4. How would you describe the substance of both non-contentious and contentious stages of the proceedings before the Court? 5. What are the State’s main obligations in relation to the Court’s judgments finding a violation of the Convention? 6. Can you recall some important judgments rendered by the Court in the proceedings against the Czech Republic? What were these cases about?

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