Artikel 35 Verdrag tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden – Wettekst

The Court may only deal with the matter after all domestic remedies have been exhausted, according to the generally recognised rules of international law, and within a period of six months from the date on which the final decision was taken.

The Court shall not deal with any individual application submitted under Article 34 that

1. is anonymous, or

2. is substantially the same as a matter that has already been examined by the Court or has already been submitted to another procedure of international investigation or settlement and contains no relevant new information.

The Court shall declare inadmissible any individual application submitted under Article 34 which it considers incompatible with the provisions of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, manifestly ill-founded, or an abuse of the right of application.

The Court shall reject any application which it considers inadmissible under this Article. It may do so at any stage of the proceedings.