2021

Corneliu-Liviu POPESCU, Professor of International, European, and Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest; University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne – College of European Legal Studies, The Effects of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on the Work and Proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.31178/AUBD.2021.11

Abstract: At the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the European Court of Human Rights decided to suspend part of its activities and extend certain procedural deadlines, including the deadline for submitting state or individual complaints to the Court. These measures are not in accordance with either the European Convention on Human Rights or the Rules of the Court. The validity of these measures may be reviewed by the Court’s judicial panels in specific cases.

Keywords: European Court of Human Rights. Suspension of proceedings. Suspension of procedural deadlines. Validity of the suspension. Review of the validity of the suspension.