McCanns appeal to the European Court of Human Rights

[Venturi Swirl]

If the McCann's Application which was supposedly lodged last autumn had been accepted it would be recorded within the system viewable by the public. The fact that it is not recorded must in reality mean it has either been withdrawn or was rejected at the very first hurdle.

Whilst I understand the logic of this and you may well be right, can you give an example from the system of a case which has been accepted but nothing more than that?

[John]

Whilst I understand the logic of this and you may well be right, can you give an example from the system of a case which has been accepted but nothing more than that?

Every case which is accepted is given a unique reference number and is searchable on the ECHR database.

[Venturi Swirl]

Every case which is accepted is given a unique reference number and is searchable on the ECHR database.

If we don’t know the number how can we search for it?

[jassi]

If the McCann's Application which was supposedly lodged last autumn had been accepted it would be recorded within the system viewable by the public. The fact that it is not recorded must in reality mean it has either been withdrawn or was rejected at the very first hurdle.

extract  from - https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Your_Application_ENG.pdf

Your application to the ECHR:

Do  not  call  the  Court  to  check  whether  your  application  arrived 
safely. The Court will contact you if it needs any more information.
The  Central  Office  sorts  the  mail  and  sends  your  application  to  the 
legal division whose job it is to deal with it, that is, the legal division
responsible for the State against which the application is lodged. An
application  against  Germany,  for  example,  will  be  sent  to  the  legal 
division that deals with German cases, because the people working in
that division speak German and are familiar with the country’s legislation.
Your case will then be given a number and examined by a lawyer. This
does not necessarily mean that the Court has accepted your application;
it just means that it has been registered.
If the Court contacts you,
you must reply within the specified time, otherwise your file may
simply be rejected or destroyed

[Venturi Swirl]

This is where you go to search for progress on your application. Without knowing how the number you have no way of knowing the current situation with regard the McCann case

http://app.echr.coe.int/SOP/index.aspx?lg=en

[jassi]

This is where you go to search for progress on your case.  Without knowing how the number you have no way of knowing the current situation with regard the McCann case

http://app.echr.coe.int/SOP/index.aspx?lg=en

I posted that information a few posts back. You didn't seem interested 

[Venturi Swirl]

I posted that information a few posts back. You didn't seem interested 

I didn’t notice it, humble apologies.

[Mr Gray]

If the McCann's Application which was supposedly lodged last autumn had been accepted it would be recorded within the system viewable by the public. The fact that it is not recorded must in reality mean it has either been withdrawn or was rejected at the very first hurdle.

That's a bold statement... I cannot see any reason for the application to be rejected so can't see that you are correct

[Miss Taken Identity]

If we don’t know the number how can we search for it?

You won't have to-  the sauces of the McCanns will tell the Sun newspapers and...

[John]

If we don’t know the number how can we search for it?

You can simply search under the name McCann.

[Venturi Swirl]

You can simply search under the name McCann.

Can you?  Even for initial applications?  That’s why I asked you if you had an example of another case at application stage only that we can look at.

[jassi]

As far as I can see, if an application has been made and a case number generated, the only people privy to that information are the McCanns and the court administrators .

[Mr Gray]

You can simply search under the name McCann.

If it had been rejected there would be a record of rejection.. I can't find one... But I can find noticed of rejection of two other recent cases

[slartibartfast]

extract  from - https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Your_Application_ENG.pdf

Your application to the ECHR:

Do  not  call  the  Court  to  check  whether  your  application  arrived 
safely. The Court will contact you if it needs any more information.
The  Central  Office  sorts  the  mail  and  sends  your  application  to  the 
legal division whose job it is to deal with it, that is, the legal division
responsible for the State against which the application is lodged. An
application  against  Germany,  for  example,  will  be  sent  to  the  legal 
division that deals with German cases, because the people working in
that division speak German and are familiar with the country’s legislation.
Your case will then be given a number and examined by a lawyer. This
does not necessarily mean that the Court has accepted your application;
it just means that it has been registered.
If the Court contacts you,
you must reply within the specified time, otherwise your file may
simply be rejected or destroyed

You wonder how that squares with the bit in the original article which says...

Last night the European Court of Human Rights confirmed an appeal had been lodged and officials were investigating its "admissibility’’ before deciding what to do next.

[jassi]

You wonder how that squares with the bit in the original article which says...

The people at the ECHR had been on tenterhooks for months waiting for this important missive and felt bound to announce it's arrival to the world at large 

Alternatively it was Spin, pure and simple.