European convention on Human Rights

What does Article 8 of the ECHR state?

RESPECT FOR PRIVATE AND FAMILY LIFE, HOME AND CORRESPONDENCE: Which may be linked to the right to marry and found a family (Article 12).

Who can bring a complaint before the Court set up by the Convention??

States or Individuals

What does Article 5 of Protocol No 7 state?

THE EQUALITY OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPOUSES DURING MARRIAGE

What does Article 2 of Protocol no 1 state?

THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION

What is prohibited under Article 14 of the ECHR?

DISCRIMINATION IN THE ENJOYMENT OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS GUARANTEED BY THE CONVENTION

What is prohibited under Articles 3 and 4 of Protocol No.4 of the ECHR?

EXPULSION OF A STATE'S OWN NATIONALS OR DENYING THEM ENTRY, AND THE COLLECTIVE EXPULSION OF ALIENS

What does Article 11 of the ECHR state?

FREEDOM OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATION

What does Article 2 of Protocol No 4 of the ECHR state?

LIBERTY OF MOVEMENT AND FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WHERE TO LIVE

Is the Convention incorporated into each state's national legal system?

No, the convention os not incorporated into each state's national legal system.

What is prohibited under Article 1 of Protocol no. 7 of the ECHR?

PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS ALSO PROTECT FOREIGNERS UNDER THREAT OF EXPULSION FROM A COUNTRY.

What is prohibited under Article 4 of the ECHR?

SLAVERY, SERVITUDE AND FORCED LABOUR

When and where was the ECHR signed??

Signed in Rome in 1950 and came into force in 1953

What does Article 6 of the ECHR state??

THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL MATTERS: This right is complemented by Article 13, which ensures the right to an effective remedy before a national authority. Article 6 includes the condition that the proceedings must take place within a "reasonable time". Complaints of violations of this provision are those most frequently brought by applicants. The notion of a fair trial is completed by the principle that criminal law should not be retroactive, the right to be compensated for wrongful conviction, and the right not to be tried or punished twice for the same offence (Articles 2, 3 and 4 of protocol No. 7).

What does Article 3 of Protocol No 1 state?

THE RIGHT TO FREE ELECTIONS (THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS)

What does Article 10 of the ECHR state?

THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION (INCLUDING THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS): The requirements of this basic right are a logical development of the rights guaranteed by Article 9 (freedom of thought, conscience and religion).

What does Article 5 of the ECHR state?

THE RIGHT TO LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF PERSON: Article 5 guarantees people physical liberty by protecting them from arbitrary arrest and detention and according them certain basic procedural rights. Its provisions are extended by Article 1 of Protocol No. 4 which prohibits imprisonment for debt.

What does Article 2 of the ECHR state??

THE RIGHT TO LIFE - Article 2 protects the individual against death inflicted arbitrarily by the State; but it does not exclude the use of the death penalty if carried out in accordance with the law. Protocol 6 - Abolishing the death penalty in time of peace, was adopted in 1985. A new protocol abolishing the death penalty is being prepared.

What does article 1 of protocol no 1 of the ECHR state?

THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF POSSESSIONS

What is prohibited under Article 3 of the ECHR?

TORTURE AND INHUMANE OR DEGRADING TREATMENT AND PUNISHMENT.

What does the ECHR require of Social Services?

That they guarantee the basic civil and political rights of a state governed by the rule of law, not only to their citizens but to all person's "within their jurisdiction".

Does international Human Rights law govern the legislation and practices of Sovereign States?

Yes, International human rights law overrules local law