of Human
Rights have been infringed. This convention
is an international treaty by which a
large number of European States have agreed
to secure certain fundamental rights.The rightsguaranteed
are set out in the Convention itself, and
also in Protocols Nos. 1, 4, 6 and 7 which
only some of the states have accepted.
Considering that the aim
of the council of Europe is the achievement
of greater unity between its members and
that one of the methods by which that aim
is to be pursued is the maintenance and
further realization of human rights and
fundamental freedoms, we reaffirm our profound
belief in those fundamental freedoms which
are the foundation of justice and peace
in the world and are best maintained on
the one hand by an effective political democracy
and on the other by a common understanding
and observance of the human rights upon
which we depend.
If you wish to apply to
the Court through our company, you must
send with the form, your authority for us
to act on your behalf. We, in turn, will
provide proof of our legal right to represent
you. For the purpose of lodging the initial
complaint, your representative (if any)
does not have to be a lawyer. It should
be noted, however, that at a later stage
in the proceedings your representative must,
in the absence of any special exemption,
be an advocate authorized to practice in
one of the States that have ratified the
Convention. We assure you for our credibility
as we are authorized and have full knowledge
of the Court’s official languages, English
and French.
Applications to the Court
cannot be made by phone or by e-mail unless
confirmed by ordinary post. However, specific
legal purposes can be served better by our
coming to Strasbourg in person to state
your case orally.
On receipt of the first
letter or the application form, the Registry
of the Court will reply, telling that a
file (whose number must be mentioned in
all subsequent correspondence) has been
opened in the client’s name. Subsequently,
may be asked for further information, documents
or particulars of your complaints. On the
other hand, the Registry cannot inform the
plaintiff about the law of the State against
which the complaint is being filed or give
legal advice concerning the application
and interpretation of national law.
The Court may authorise
anonymity in exceptional and duly justified
cases.
The Court does not grant
legal aid to help plaintiffs pay for a lawyer
to draft the initial complaint.
Prof. Asprogerakas
– Grivas & Partners in Law’s
litigators consistently have been entrusted
with some of European Court’s of Human Rights
highest stakes litigation. Our recent work
for multinational and international companies
against several countries and for numerous
breaches of the Human Rights Convention
bears this out. The decisions we have reached
are mentioned in all relevant Law Revues.
Our Criminal Law practice also covers the
preparation and filing of the criminal law
suits, extended defence litigation, representation
of arrested, elimination of property confiscations,
arrest warrant issuing, execution of penalties
etc.
In brief, all the matters
arising in every nature’s human rights case
can be scrupulously represented by our firm
and it extends to all procedures that may
be taken.
Needless to add that
the remedies and compensations that the
European Court of Human Rights grants to
the winning parties are in most cases very
significant.
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