This work, for the first time in Russian, presents in a systematized form all the main legal positions reflecting European standards in the field of human rights, developed over more than fifty years of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as well as the mechanism based on it of the European Court, the compulsory jurisdiction of which is recognized by the Russian Federation. Michele de Salvia, professor of law, legal adviser to the European Court of Human Rights, summarized and systematized the decisions of the European Court, which express the principled approaches of the European community to resolving the most complex and extremely important life conflicts: how to understand “ reasonableness" of the terms of legal proceedings, what relates to objects of private property rights subject to international protection, what should be the conditions of detention and others. The book is intended for judges, lawyers, prosecutors, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice and other government bodies, specialists in the field of lawmaking, scientists, students, deputies of all levels. It will also be useful to a wide range of readers interested in effectively protecting their rights and freedoms.