Strasbourg, 02/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - It was with clear satisfaction that European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) President Dean Spielmann of Luxembourg took stock of the year 2014. The Court is clearing up the worrying backlog that led to procedural reform, Spielmann announced on Thursday 29 January, with figures to hand to back up his claim.
Between December 2013 and December 2014, the number of outstanding cases dropped from 100,000 to 69,900, a fall of 30%. This reduction is due to the...