Russia is expected to ratify, perhaps as early as January, European Court of Human Rights procedural amendments known as Protocol No. 14, which are expected to simplify and expedite resolution of cases before the court. Russia is the only European Council member that has not ratified Protocol No. 14, which was opened for signature in 2004. Cases brought against Russia by its citizens account for 28% of the court’s docket. Controversial parts of Protocol No. 14 include allowing cases to be heard by a panel that does not include a judge from the country being sued, and investigation by the court before an initial determination as to whether the petition can be decided on the merits.
www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article/2009/12/18/221702
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