Human rights — Treaties — Scope of applications — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Article 1 — Jurisdiction — Russian Federation exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction over Crimea on account of “effective control” — Whether administrative practices complained of in Application No 38334/18 taking place within jurisdiction of Russian Federation — Whether Court having jurisdiction ratione temporis in view of fact respondent State no longer member of Council of Europe and, as from 16 September 2022, no longer a Contracting Party to Convention — Whether Court having jurisdiction ratione materiae — Whether Court having jurisdiction under Article 19 of Convention — Admissibility — Compliance with six-month time-limit in accordance with Article 35(1) of Convention — Evidential threshold — Whether Russian Federation adopting administrative practice of human rights violations in Crimea — Whether Russian Federation violating Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 18 of Convention, and Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 1 and Article 2 of Protocol No 4 to Convention
Treaties — Interpretation — Application — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Purpose of High Contracting Parties in concluding Convention — Relevance of international humanitarian law rules in interpreting Convention — Article 31(3)(c) of Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969 — Convention requirements of “lawfulness” — Article 1 of Convention — Jurisdiction — Russian Federation’s armed attack on Ukraine of 24 February 2022 — Russian Federation ceasing to be Party to Convention on 16 September 2022 — Effect — Whether alleged violation falling within Court’s jurisdiction under Article 19 of Convention — Whether administrative practice contrary to Convention existing in circumstances of case
International tribunals — European Court of Human Rights — Jurisdiction — Scope of case — With respect to Application No 20958/14 — With respect to Application No 3834/18 — Jurisdiction ratione temporis of the Court — Russian Federation’s armed attack on Ukraine of 24 February 2022 — Russian Federation ceasing to be member of Council of Europe — Russian Federation ceasing to be Party to Convention on 16 September 2022 and to have judge on the Court — Consequences — Whether Court retaining jurisdiction — Whether alleged violation falling within Court’s jurisdiction under Article 19 of Convention — Whether administrative practice contrary to Convention existing in circumstances of case
Evidence before international courts and tribunals — European Court of Human Rights — Assessment of evidence — Burden of proof — Drawing of inferences — Consequences of respondent Government’s failure to participate in proceedings — Whether cessation of Contracting Party’s membership of Council of Europe releasing that party from duty to co-operate with bodies of European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Standard of proof — In relation to question of jurisdiction — As to examination of the merits of allegations of administrative practice — Difficulties in establishing facts in inter-State case such as this — Whether respondent Government failing to comply with its obligations under Article 38 of European Convention on Human Rights, 1950
War and armed conflict — Humanitarian law — Occupied territory — Relationship to human rights law — Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, 1949 — Additional Protocol I, 1977 — Customary international humanitarian law