Russia’s accession to European standards of human rights and freedom is a very complicated process and the mechanism of implementation of the European Convention on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms is far from ideal. The textbook under review is the first textbook in regard of the fundamental international treaty in the sphere of human rights and freedoms – European Convention, and also in regard of the questions related to the activities of European Court of human rights. This textbook is very acute in the contemporary world as it is impossible to give proper education to a law student without explaining the issues touched in the textbook. The book itself is divided into six parts each of which deals with a separate subject. The first part is dedicated to the European Council as the regional international organization. Other topics discussed in the textbook are the European Convention itself and the activity of the European Court of human rights. In the textbook there is also offered an overview of the existing literature on the topic including legal documents The textbook is of high theoretical and practical value and is very significant for the Russian law science as it can be used as by professors and students in the universities, so as by those who work in the sphere of human rights and freedoms.