Admissibility (ECHR)

Under the European Convention on Human Rights, admissibility governs whether an individual or inter-State application will be accepted for consideration on the merits and progress to a full case. Normally, all domestic legal remedies must be exhausted before an application will be considered by the European Court of Human Rights.{{cite journal |last1=Deshko |first1=Lyudmyla |title=Application of Legal Entities to the European Court of Human Rights: a Significant Disadvantage as the Condition of Admissibility |journal=Croatian International Relations Review |date=2018 |volume=24 |issue=83 |pages=84–103 |doi=10.2478/cirr-2018-0015|doi-access=free }}{{cite journal |last1=Vogiatzis |first1=Nikos |title=THE ADMISSIBILITY CRITERION UNDER ARTICLE 35(3)(b) ECHR: A ‘SIGNIFICANT DISADVANTAGE’ TO HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION? |journal=International and Comparative Law Quarterly |date=2016 |volume=65 |issue=1 |pages=185–211 |doi=10.1017/S0020589315000573}}{{cite journal |last1=Vogiatzis |first1=Nikos |title=The Admissibility Criterion under Article 35(3)(b) ECHR: A Significant Disadvantage to Human Rights Protection |journal=International and Comparative Law Quarterly |date=2016 |volume=65 |pages=185}} Inter-State cases are subject to more lenient admissibility rules than applications by individuals.{{cite news |last1=Ulfstein |first1=Geir |date=24 January 2020 |title=Inter-State Applications under the European Convention on Human Rights: Strengths and Challenges |language=English |work=EJIL: Talk! |url=https://www.ejiltalk.org/inter-state-applications-under-the-european-convention-on-human-rights-strengths-and-challenges/ |access-date=7 January 2021}}