Анализ решений Европейского суда по правам человека в отношении политических партий

Конституционное и муниципальное право. 2021. № 9. С. 76–80.

Vershinin A. I.

Political party is the one of the main elements of civil society, acting as a link between citizens and the state. With the development of civil rights and freedoms, the right to unite in associations, freedom of assembly and association the principles of ideological diversity and multiparty system had been enshrined in the Constitutions and legislation of democratic states. The freedom of assembly and association was also enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights. At the same time, the world has not developed a unified approach to the legal regulation of the legal status of parties and party systems that are taking shape in a particular country. The protection of the right of citizens to unite in political parties is not one of the most popular rights with which citizens apply to the ECHR, however, over the years of the existence of the court, there has already been quite extensive judicial practice on this issue, which will allow for analysis, deduction of some trends and classification of decisions. Within the framework of this article, an analysis of the main decisions on the activities of political parties will be carried out, the main categories of complaints with which they have applied to the court for the restoration of their rights will be determined. In addition, the main trends in party building in a particular country will be determined, which lead to the need to seek protection of their rights in the ECHR.

Keywords: политические партии, партийные системы, political parties, law on political parties, ЕСПЧ, ECHR, party systems