[huridocs-tech] European Court of Human Rights launches its new Internet site

EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Press release issued by the Registrar

The European Court of Human Rights is launching its newly-designed
Internet site on 5 July 2005 (www.echr.coe.int). The Internet site design
was developed by Actweb, a Strasbourg-based design company and implemented
by the Court’s IT Division. The website of the Court has been completely
revamped in order to give users better access to a wider range of
information relating to the organisation of the Court and its activities
and case-law. New features include special pages for different categories
of user, a frequently asked questions section and more comprehensive
information on the Court and the Registry. The website will be regularly
updated and items will be added or developed over the new few months.

European Court President Luzius Wildhaber said “Given the enormous
interest in the Court’s work the Internet has to be the focal point of its
information activities. Awareness of human rights is constantly growing
and in itself has an important preventive effect. By facilitating access
to the Court’s case-law, not only for specialists, judges, lawyers and
academics, but also for the general public, we are helping to reinforce
human rights standards in all the countries in which the European
Convention on Human Rights applies and even beyond.”

The Court had over 57 million hits to its internet site in 2004 – this is
expected to increase in 2005.



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