Re: This could get all rather interesting ..
Bizarre - you think Russia's in the EU? It isn't. I think you're getting muddled up between the EU (European Union), EC (European Commission), ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights), and the ECtHR (European Court of Human Rights; the "t" is often added to distinguish it from the ECHR). You don't have to be in the EU to sign up to the ECHR or ECtHR.