Rad se bavi analizom položaja nevladinih organizacija kao podnositelja zahtjeva pred Europskim sudom za ljudska prava te pojmom actio
popularis u svjetlu novije prakse Europskog suda za ljudska prava. Prvi dio rada analizira pokretanje postupaka pred Europskim sudom za ljudska
prava, s naglaskom na dva ključna elementa pojedinačnih zahtjeva – kategorija podnositelja te status žrtve. U drugom se dijelu analizira položaj nevladinih organizacija u međunarodnom pravu, pri čemu će se osobita pozornost posvetiti položaju nevladinih organizacija pred međunarodnim
sudskim mehanizmima. Središnji dio rada predstavlja analiza presude Centar za pravna istraživanja u ime Valentina Campeanua protiv
Rumunjske, koja se smatra velikim iskorakom u pogledu zaštite najranjivijih skupina društva, ali je ujedno i otvorila pitanje uvođenja pojma
actio popularis pred Europskim sudom za ljudska prava.The paper considers the position of non-governmental organisations as applicants before the European Court of Human Rights and the concept of actio popularis in the light of the recent practice of the European Court of Human Rights. The first part of the paper analyses the institution of proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights, with an emphasis on two key elements of individual applications: the category of possible applicants and the status of the victim. In the second part, the paper analyses the position of non-governmental organisations in international law, paying special attention to their position before international judicial mechanisms. The central part of the paper is an analysis of the judgment in the case of the Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Campeanu v. Romania. This judgment marks a major step forward in human rights protection of the most vulnerable groups before the European Court of Human Rights. This judgment also opened discussion on the concept of actio popularis before this Court
