Because it signed and agreed to it. It is called honouring your promises.
Both nationals and visitors to the UK enjoy a range of rights laid out by Parliament in statute and by the Courts under the common law. Most relevantly the Human Rights Act 1998 goes some way to incorporating the rights contained in the European Convention on Human Rights into national law (obliging all public authorities, including the courts to act in concordance with those rights).
Two popular European courts are the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The ECJ is located in Luxembourg and the ECHR is located in Strasbourg. The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe (this is NOT the same as the European Union), and the ECJ is part of the European Union.
The court enforces the rules set out in the European convention on human rights
A. R. Mowbray has written: 'Cases and materials, and commentary on the European Convention on Human Rights' -- subject(s): Human rights, Cases 'The development of positive obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights by the European Court of Human Rights' -- subject(s): European Court of Human Rights, Human rights
European Bar Human Rights Institute was created in 2001.
European Court of Human Rights building was created in 1994.
Inter-American Court of Human Rights was created on 1979-05-22.
The European convention on human rights is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. It was signed in 1950, and effective from 1953.
There is no British equivalent to the European Convention on Human Rights, as the ECHR forms part of statutory law in the UK under the 'Human Rights Act 1998.'
global and regional system of protection of human rights
the European Convention on Human Rights.
Yes