The prospects of the European Court of Human Rights under the Protocol № 15 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms are considered in the article. The attention to the background and the process of developing this Protocol and its importance for the reform of the Convention mechanism of human rights protection is paid.
Keywords: European Court of Human Rights, Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Protocol № 15, the principle of subsidiarity, a margin of appreciation, a significant disadvantage