Il difficile bilanciamento tra ragionevole durata ed effettività della giustizia nelle riforme alla Convenzione europea dei diritti dell’uomo

The article analyzes the most recent reforms of the European Convention of Human Rights, developed in order to reduce the workload that has progressively overcame the ECtHR from the Nineties. The analysis stresses, in particular, the compression of the right to the individual application, established in order to meet the goals of fast trials. In this perspective, it examines the innovations introduced by Protocol 14, the enforcement of the modification of article 47 of the Rule of procedure and the reforms provided by Protocols nn. 15 and 16, which are not entered into force yet. Finally, the article offers some thoughts on the future of the conventional system on the basis of the Action Plan attached to the Declaration adopted at the Brussels Conference, organized by the Presidency of the Council of Europe on 26-27 March 2015.