Če zadeva, ki jo senat obravnava, načenja tehtno vprašanje v zvezi z razlago Konvencije ali njenih protokolov ali pa bi rešitev vprašanja lahko privedla do protislovja s predhodno izrečeno sodbo Sodišča, lahko senat, če e ni izrekel svoje sodbe, kadar koli prepusti pristojnost velikemu senatu, če temu nobena od strani ne nasprotuje.
Where a case pending before a Chamber raises a serious question affecting the interpretation of the Convention or the protocols thereto, or where the resolution of a question before the Chamber might have a result inconsistent with a judgment previously delivered by the Court, the Chamber may, at any time before it has rendered its judgment, relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the Grand Chamber, unless one of the parties to the case objects.