Interstate human rights case explained

In human rights, an interstate case occurs when one state party to a human rights treaty brings a lawsuit against another state, alleging violations of human rights.

Sources

• Leckie . Scott. Scott Leckie . The Inter-State Complaint Procedure in International Human Rights Law: Hopeful Prospects or Wishful Thinking? . . 1988 . 10 . 2 . 249–303 . 10.2307/762144 . 762144. 0275-0392.
• Book: Risini . Isabella . The Inter-State Application under the European Convention on Human Rights: Between Collective Enforcement of Human Rights and International Dispute Settlement . 2018 . . 978-90-04-35726-6 . en.