The Russian State Duma today approved two bills that end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights in Russia, after Moscow announced plans to withdraw from the Court amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
One of the bills removes the country from the Court's jurisdiction and a second sets March 15 as the cut-off date, with judgments handed down against Russia not enforceable after that date.
Appeals to the ECHR had become a last resort for plaintiffs in many high-profile cases that had been dismissed by Russian courts. In 2017, the court ordered Moscow to pay compensation to survivors of the 2004 Beslan school siege, who accused the security services of failing to perform their duties adequately.
"Window" for death penalty
On 15 March, the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers decided to expel Russia from the organisation of which the ECHR is a part, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia stresses that it independently decided to withdraw from the Council of Europe, with former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stating that Russia's withdrawal from the organization represented an opportunity to reintroduce the death penalty, which is prohibited by Council of Europe rules.
Source: APE - MPE
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