European Human Rights : Research Guide

Structured in three parts, this gives an insightful view of the European human rights system through the prism of the European Commission of Human Rights (in Part I), the European Court of Human Rights (in Part I & Part II) and the national legal system of the Council of Europe member countries (Part III).

This six-volume digest contains abstracts of published and unpublished decisions and reports of the Commission of Human Rights and judgments of the Court of Human Rights, with cross-references to similar or identical decisions, reports, or judgments. The five volumes of the digest cover the period 1955 to 1982. Each has a loose-leaf supplement that updates its content. They contain case law arranged according to the text of the articles of the Convention and its Protocols to which it relates. The sixth volume, also updated, is a general index to the first five. Although the Digest does not index cases by topic (like a West digest), but according to the ECHR article discussed in the decision, it remains a useful tool for the more sophisticated researcher. The Digest of Strasbourg makes references to the ECHR decisions as published in "Publications de la Cour europeenne des droits de l'homme. Serie A" (Call Number: KJC5132.A52 E88)

This is an irregular publication that covers decisions, opinions, and reports of the Commission indexed by the name of the applicant, the name of the respondent state, the article of the Convention to which it relates, and the subject matter.