Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

The European Court of Human Rights may, pursuant to Rule 39 of its Rules of Court, indicate interim measures to the parties to the proceedings before it. Interim measures are urgent measures which apply only where there is an imminent risk of irreparable harm to a right protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, where they are necessary in the interests of the parties or for the proper conduct of the proceedings. These measures are taken in the context of the conduct of the proceedings before the Court and do not prejudge its subsequent decisions on the admissibility or merits of the cases in question.