Lexis®Library update: The new Protocol No 15 introduced the following changes:
• inserting a reference to the principle of subsidiarity and the doctrine of margin appreciation
• shortening the time limit for which applications can be made to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) from six to four months
• the removal of a rule preventing the rejection of an application that has not been considered by a domestic tribunal where the applicant has not suffered a 'significant disadvantage'
• removal of the right for parties to object to the decision of a Chamber of the Court to relinquish its jurisdiction in favour of the Grand Chamber
• raising the age limit for ECtHR judges from 65 to 70, to allow judges to serve their full nine- year term
Source: European Convention on Human Rights protocol comes into force
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