The principle of individual autonomy in the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

Identification of the position of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the basic legal principles is now of paramount importance, especially due to the need to define approaches to legal proceedings which are in conflict with the national model. The analysis of the ECHR decisions, describing its understanding of the autonomy of an individual, not only reveals the importance of the principle of self-determination of an individual in consideration of specific complaints, but also identifies the prevailing trends in the socio-cultural and legal development of the European community. In the context of transformation of socio-cultural space of the world community, which entails a corresponding change in the position of the representatives of the judicial community on basic legal values and principles, the author recommends researching the available views and approaches to their understanding, as well as studies of the dynamics of the general interpretation of basic legal principles.