Source: https://human-rights-law.eu/echr/echr-introduction/
Timestamp: 2018-05-22 15:17:08
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art.2', 'Art.3', 'Art. 4', 'Art.5', 'Art.6', 'Art.7', 'Art.13', 'Art.8', 'Art.9', 'Art.12', 'Art.14', 'Art.10', 'Art.11', 'art. 10']

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) - Introduction
– The physical integrity and dignity of a person (the right to life, Art.2; prohibition of torture, Art.3; freedom from slavery, Art. 4; right to liberty,Art.5)
– Due procedure before courts of law (right to a fair trial, Art.6; prohibition of retroactive criminal legislation, Art.7; right to an effective legal remedy, Art.13)
– The protection of personal life (right to private life, Art.8; freedom of thought, Art.9; right to marry, Art.12; freedom from discrimination, Art.14)
– Communication and participation in society (freedom of expression, Art.10; freedom of assembly, Art.11).
– are prescribed by law
– serve a purpose specified in the respective article
– are necessary in a democratic society
The Court emphasized that it was for the Contracting States to secure the rights enshrined in the Convention and that there was no common understanding of the term ‘morals’ within Europe. It concluded that it was therefore primarliy on the domestic courts to establish the meaning of this notion
‚The Convention leaves to each Contracting State, in the first place, the task of securing the rights and liberties it enshrines (….)it is not possible to find in the domestic law of the various Contracting States a uniform European conception of morals. The view taken by their respective laws of the requirements of morals varies from time to time and from place to place, especially in our era which is characterised by a rapid and far-reaching evolution of opinions on the subject. By reason of their direct and continuous contact with the vital forces of their countries, State authorities are in principle in a better position than the international judge to give an opinion on the exact content of these requirements as well as on the “necessity” of a “restriction” or “penalty” intended to meet them (….)Consequently, Article 10 para. 2 (art. 10-2) leaves to the Contracting States a margin of appreciation. This margin is given both to the domestic legislator (“prescribed by law”) and to the bodies, judicial amongst others, that are called upon to interpret and apply the laws in force.’
4) ECHR as ‘living instrument’