Case law of the European Court of Human Rights in the protection of electoral rights

Article is dedicated to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in the protection of electoral rights, as well as the formation and development of international standards for democratic elections in order to improve national electoral legislation. The role of the European Court of Human Rights in this sphere is described. Also the possibility of making changes to the current electoral legislation of Russia in accordance with the requirements of the Convention is considered. This article describes the importance of the international experience in various conditions that allow us to understand ongoing political processes in Russia, as well as allow us to estimate the real situation in the country, to participate consciously and competently in the electoral process, and thus to be able to affect the quality of the system for selective state to the maximum. The article reveales the role of the European Court of Human Rights, which is important for Russia at the moment, because the Constitutional Court and other courts of the Russian Federation in their decisions on electoral matters rely upon the decisions of the international body. This area of research is relevant enough today and it is paid particular attention in this article.