The case law of the European Court of Human Rights on the protection of Human Rights and freedoms in terms of national security protection

• Yevhen Bilousov Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7685-2208
• Yevdokiia Streltsova Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University, Odesa, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-1105
• Denys Chyzhov National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4843-0670
• Nail Ibad Abbasov Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku, Azerbaijan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-8697
• Svitlana Poliarush-Safronenko Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4007-8844

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46925//rdluz.38.05

Keywords: European Court of Human Rights, rights and freedoms, national security, protection, justice

Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze the practices of the European Court of Human Rights to resolve disputes related to violations of Human Rights and freedoms and the protection of national security. The chosen topic was extensively studied through empirical and theoretical research methods, as well as comparative analysis. The work of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of the protection of Human Rights and freedoms in terms of national security is related to the resolution of disputes regarding: restrictions on privacy, access to justice, freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly to protect one's interests. The relative provisions of the national legal framework and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms largely determine the role of the European Court of Human Rights in resolving disputes related to the respect of Human Rights and freedoms, as well as the protection of the rights to national security. The jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights indicates the current state of the application of legal resources at the international and national levels to guarantee national security, through the application of sanctions and the imposition of restrictions on Human Rights and freedoms.

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