Judicial Mechanism of Human Rights in Europe, Supremacy is with Sovereignty or Human Rights

Abstract

Human rights is an important component of international law today. Dealing with and acting against the fundamental human rights breaches of states as one of the actors in international law is a task that has not yet been achieved in the global arena. However, regional judicial mechanisms have been able to partially meet this demand. The European continent has managed to develop an advanced judicial structure to combat human rights abuses within its borders. However, sovereignty, in its traditional sense, which does not accept any interference within its borders, may create conflicts in the way of dealing with human rights violation. In the article the question: Is the focus of the regional judicial mechanism in Europe is on sovereignty or human rights? has been answered. To this end, the important cases before the European Court of Human Rights, as well as the content of the founding documents and the manner in-which the judicial system operates, were examined, and it was concluded that: The focus of the regional judicial mechanism in Europe, as the pioneer of the use of regional legal instruments on human rights issues, is more on human rights than sovereignty.

Keywords

• europe
• human rights
• sovereignty
• judicial mechanism
• the european court of human rights