<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR; French: Cour européenne des droits de l'homme) is a supranational or international court established by the European Convention on Human Rights . The court hears applications alleging that a contracting state has breached one or more of the human rights provisions concerning civil and political rights set out in the Convention and its protocols . </P> <P> An application can be lodged by an individual, a group of individuals, or one or more of the other contracting states . Aside from judgments, the Court can also issue advisory opinions . The Convention was adopted within the context of the Council of Europe, and all of its 47 member states are contracting parties to the Convention . The Court is based in Strasbourg, France . </P>

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