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This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of choosing between Article 6 (Right to a fair trial) or/and Article 8 (Right to family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights (hereafter 'ECHR') when being applied by the European Court of Human Rights (hereafter 'ECtHR') in parent-child relationship cases. The main purpose of this research is to understand these provisions and their interplay. There is no particular systematization of literary sources and approaches for solving this problem because it is new. The analysis of applications lodged before the ECtHR indicates that the applicants usually raise both provisions for the reason of procedural safety. What is the response of the ECtHR? The investigation in this paper concerning the topic 'what is protected by which provision, and is there any pattern in the application of Articles 6 and 8 in cases involving both provisions?' is carried out in the following logical sequence: Relevant legal framework (Section 2); Research interest and question (Section 3); Research methodology (Section 4); Parental authority, custody, and access/contact, regarding cases respectively involving Articles 6 and 8 ECHR (Section 5). The methodological tool of the research method was the ECtHR Hudoc database. The object of the research is the ECtHR, because, namely, this institution interprets Article 6 and Article 8 of the ECHR. The paper presents the results of an empirical analysis of 212 judgments delivered by the ECtHR during the last twenty years. These showed that, with regard to the interplay between Articles 6 and 8 ECHR, there are some trends in its case-law which give guidance to the applicants, the judges and other practitioners concerned, as well as to scholars. The results of the research can be useful in efficiently analyzing, applying, defending, and adjudicating these rights.

Keywords: right to a fair trial, right to family life, parental authority, parental care, access/contact, European Convention on Human Rights.

The European Convention on Human Rights is an international treaty signed by the forty-seven States of the Council of Europe to protect human rights and establish the right to individual petition that can be lodged with the European Court of Human Rights. The right to free elections is enshrined in Article 3 of Protocol no. 1 of the Convention. This right has two aspects. Firstly, it has an institutional aspect: the obligation to hold free elections at reasonable intervals by secret ballot in conditions which ensure the free expression of the opinion of the people on the choice of the legislature; Secondly, it has a subjective aspect: the right to vote and to stand for election. The Court recognizes a wide margin of appreciation in the field of right to free elections. From 1951 to 2017, there were 204 cases of violation of Article 3 of Protocol no. 1. The Court most frequently criticized the deprivation of the right to vote of entire groups of people. In 2015, the Court found a violation of the voting rights of 1,015 prisoners.The article was inspired by the European case law on political rights and reflects principles established under that case law. It was supplemented by quotes from Polish, French, English, and German academics. ; La Convención Europea de Derechos Humanos es un tratado internacional firmado por los cuarenta y siete Estados del Consejo de Europa para proteger los derechos humanos y establecer el derecho de petición individual que se puede presentar ante el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos. El derecho a elecciones libres está consagrado en el Artículo 3 del Protocolo no. 1 de la Convención. Este derecho tiene dos aspectos: en primer lugar, tiene un aspecto institucional; la obligación de celebrar elecciones libres en los Estados Unidos de América. En segundo lugar, tiene un aspecto subjetivo; el derecho a votar y presentarse a las elecciones. La Corte reconoce un amplio margen de apreciación en el campo del derecho a elecciones libres. De 1951 a 2017, hubo 204 casos de violación al ...