time before it has rendered its judgment, relinquish jurisdiction
in favour of the Grand Chamber, unless one of the parties to the
case objects.
ARTICLE 31
Powers of the Grand Chamber
ARTICLE 33
Inter-State cases
Any High Contracting Party may refer to the Court any alleged
breach of the provisions of the Convention and the Protocols
thereto by another High Contracting Party.
ARTICLE 34
The Grand Chamber shall
(a) determine applications submitted either under Article
33 or Article 34 when a Chamber has relinquished
jurisdiction under Article 30 or when the case has been
referred to it under Article 43;
(b) decide on issues referred to the Court by the Committee
of Ministers in accordance with Article 46, paragraph 4;
and
(c) consider requests for advisory opinions submitted under
Article 47.
The Court may receive applications from any person, nongovernmental organisation or group of individuals claiming to be
the victim of a violation by one of the High Contracting Parties of
the rights set forth in the Convention or the Protocols thereto. The
High Contracting Parties undertake not to hinder in any way the
effective exercise of this right.
ARTICLE 35
ARTICLE 32
Admissibility criteria
Jurisdiction of the Court
1. The Court may only deal with the matter after all domestic
remedies have been exhausted, according to the generally
recognised rules of international law, and within a period of six
months from the date on which the final decision was taken.
1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all matters
concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention
and the Protocols thereto which are referred to it as provided in
Articles 33, 34, 46 and 47.
2. In the event of dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction,
the Court shall decide.
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Individual applications
2. The Court shall not deal with any application submitted under
Article 34 that
(a) is anonymous; or
(b) is substantially the same as a matter that has already been
examined by the Court or has already been submitted
to another procedure of international investigation or
settlement and contains no relevant new information.
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