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Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 2000, para. undefined
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- This Protocol shall be open for signature by member States of the Council of Europe which have signed the Convention. It is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. A member State of the Council of Europe may not ratify, accept or approve this Protocol without previously or simultaneously ratifying the Convention. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
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- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2000
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. undefined
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- The governments signatory hereto, being members of the Council of Europe,
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- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. undefined
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- The Court shall consist of a number of judges equal to that of the High Contracting Parties.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. The judges shall be elected for a period of nine years. They may not be re-elected.
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- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. The terms of office of judges shall expire when they reach the age of 70.
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- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1b
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: b. set up Chambers, constituted for a fixed period of time;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1c
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: c. elect the Presidents of the Chambers of the Court; they may be re-elected;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1d
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: d. adopt the rules of the Court;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1e
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- 1. The plenary Court shall: e. elect the Registrar and one or more Deputy Registrars;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 5
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- 5. The Grand Chamber shall also include the President of the Court, the Vice-Presidents, the Presidents of the Chambers and other judges chosen in accordance with the rules of the Court. When a case is referred to the Grand Chamber under Article 43, no judge from the Chamber which rendered the judgment shall sit in the Grand Chamber, with the exception of the President of the Chamber and the judge who sat in respect of the High Contracting Party concerned.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. The decision shall be final.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. Decisions and judgments under paragraph 1 shall be final.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. undefined
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- 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.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. Proceedings conducted under paragraph 1 shall be confidential.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. undefined
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- Judgments of Chambers shall become final in accordance with the provisions of Article 44, paragraph 2.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. The judgment of the Grand Chamber shall be final.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 3
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- 3. The final judgment shall be published.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
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- 1. Reasons shall be given for advisory opinions of the Court.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 3
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- 3. Advisory opinions of the Court shall be communicated to the Committee of Ministers.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. undefined
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- The expenditure on the Court shall be borne by the Council of Europe.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. Any reservation made under this article shall contain a brief statement of the law concerned.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 2
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- 2. The European Union may accede to this Convention.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1952, para. undefined
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- The governments signatory hereto, being members of the Council of Europe,
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1952
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1952, para. undefined
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- Have agreed as follows:
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1952
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1952, para. undefined
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- Any High Contracting Party may at the time of signature or ratification or at any time thereafter communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe a declaration stating the extent to which it undertakes that the provisions of the present Protocol shall apply to such of the territories for the international relations of which it is responsible as are named therein. Any High Contracting Party which has communicated a declaration in virtue of the preceding paragraph may from time to time communicate a further declaration modifying the terms of any former declaration or terminating the application of the provisions of this Protocol in respect of any territory. A declaration made in accordance with this article shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 56 of the Convention.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1952
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1952, para. undefined
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- This Protocol shall be open for signature by the members of the Council of Europe, who are the signatories of the Convention; it shall be ratified at the same time as or after the ratification of the Convention. It shall enter into force after the deposit of ten instruments of ratification. As regards any signatory ratifying subsequently, the Protocol shall enter into force at the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, who will notify all members of the names of those who have ratified. Done at Paris on the 20th day of March 1952, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General shall transmit certified copies to each of the signatory governments.
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- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1952
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1963, para. undefined
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- The member States of the Council of Europe signatory hereto,
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1963
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1963, para. 2
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- 2. Reasons shall be given for advisory opinions of the Court.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1963
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1963, para. 4
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- 4. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of: a. any signature without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance; b. any signature with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance; c. the deposit of any instrument of ratification or acceptance; d. the date of entry into force of this Protocol in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article. In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Protocol. Done at Strasbourg, this 6th day of May 1963, in English and in French, both texts being equally authoritative, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General shall transmit certified copies to each of the signatory States.
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- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1963
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1984, para. undefined
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- The member States of the Council of Europe signatory hereto,
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1984
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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