Human rights law has acquired a central role in Europe. The Council of Europe, the main supranational human rights organisation in the region, is considered to be effective and paradigmatic at international level, primarily because of the role of the European Court of Human Rights that monitors compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights. The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is basic and the oldest human rights instrument that is realized in the system of the Council of Europe. The Convention was signed in Rome on 4 November 1950 and entered into force after being ratified by eight European countries in 1953. It was subsequently supplemented with 14 Protocols. Awareness of importance of the promotion of the rights and freedoms, equality and the rule of law are integral part of the development of democratic Europe has found its place in the Convention. All 47 member states of the Council of Europe are Convention Parties by which they undertook its application. For them it would mean changing domestic legislation exempting rights established in exceptional cases and under specific conditions and the recognition of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights.