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Oxford Public International Law: Part Five Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Preamble/Préambule in:
The European Convention on Human Rights - A Commentary by Schabas, William A
International Criminal Tribunal for theformer Yugoslavia
European Convention on Human Rights and Related Instruments
Original text (1950) of the European Convention on Human Rights
Provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights resulting from Protocol No 5 (in force 1971) that have since been repealed
Provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights resulting from Protocol No 8 (in force 1990) that have since been repealed
Provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights resulting from Protocol No 11 (in force 1998) that have since been repealed or renumbered
Provisions of the Protocols to the European Convention on Human Rights that have since been repealed
Miscellaneous resolutions and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights
Rules of the European Commission of Human Rights
Documents adopted by United Nations conferences
Organisation for Security and Coopeeration in Europe documents
Consultative Assembly, 1949
Conference of Senior Officials
Protocol No. 1: Property, education, elections
Protocol No. 4: Mainly movement and migration
Protocol No. 6 and Protocol No. 13: The death penalty
Protocol No. 7: Concordance with the Covenant
Protocol No. 12: Non-discrimination
Unfinished business: minorities, economic, social, and cultural rights, the environment, etc.
Protocol Nos 2, 3, and 5: Advisory opinions, procedural adjustments
Protocol Nos 8, 9, and 10: Adjusting to the growing caseload
Protocol Nos 11, 14, 14 bis , and 15: Consolidating the institutions, further reforms
Protocol No. 16: Judicial dialogue
Read as a whole, promote harmony
Dynamic and evolutive interpretation
Part Two Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
‘The governments signatory hereto…’
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (recitals 1, 2, and 5)
The aim of the Council of Europe (recital 3)
Justice and peace (recital 4)
Effective political democracy (recital 4)
Common understanding and observance of human rights (recital 4)
Common heritage (recital 5)
Rule of law (recital 5)
Collective enforcement (recital 5)
Principle of subsidiarity (recital 6)
Margin of appreciation (recital 6)
Art.1 Obligation to respect human rights/Obligation de respecter les droits de l’homme
‘The High Contracting Parties…’
‘…shall secure…’, negative and positive obligations
‘…to everyone…’
‘…within their jurisdiction…’
Extradition, expulsion, and refoulement
Territory not controlled by the State
Territory over which the State exercises responsibility for international relations
s.I Rights and Freedoms
Art.2 Right to life/Droit à la vie
‘Everyone’: Beneficiaries of the right to life
‘Protected by law’: Positive obligations
The procedural obligation
Towards abolition as such
Permitted use of lethal force (art. 2(2))
Defence from unlawful violence (art. 2(2)(a))
Lawful arrest or prevention of escape (art. 2(2)(b))
Quelling riot or insurrection (art. 2(2)(c))
Art.3 Prohibition of torture/Interdiction de la torture
Threshold of application of article 3
Distinguishing torture from inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Torture as jus cogens
‘Inhuman or degrading’
‘Treatment or punishment’
Art.4 Prohibition of slavery and forced labour/Interdiction de l’esclavage et du travail forcé
Slavery and servitude (art. 4(1))
Forced or compulsory labour (art. 4(2))
‘Delimitations’ on forced or compulsory labour (art. 4(3))
Work associated with detention (art. 4(3)(a))
Military service (art. 4(3)(b))
Emergency service (art. 4(3)(c))
Normal civil obligations (art. 4(3)(d))
Art.5 Right to liberty and security/Droit à la liberté et à la sûreté
Physical liberty and scope of application
Security of person and positive obligations
‘Lawfulness’
Grounds for detention (art. 5(1))
Post-conviction detention (art. 5(1)(a))
Non-compliance with a court order or legal obligation (art. 5(1)(b))
Detention for criminal prosecution (art. 5(1)(c))
Minors (art. 5(1)(d))
Medical or social reasons (art. 5(1)(e))
Detention to prevent entry or for expulsion and deportation (art. 5(1)(f))
Information on reasons for arrest (art. 5(2))
Prompt appearance before judicial authorities (art. 5(3))
Trial within reasonable time or release pending trial (art. 5(3))
Guarantees to appear for trial (art. 5(3))
Habeas corpus (art. 5(4))
Compensation (art. 5(5))
Art.6 Right to a fair trial/Droit à un procès équitable
Determination of a criminal charge
The Engel criteria
Fair and public hearing (art. 6(1))
Public hearing and public pronouncement of judgment
Presumption of innocence (art. 6(2))
Negative comments and publicity
Minimum guarantees in criminal prosecutions
Information about nature and cause of charge (art. 6(3)(a))
Adequate time and facilities for defence (art. 6(3)(b))
Defence in person or legal assistance (art. 6(3)(c))
Examination of witnesses (art. 6(3)(d))
Interpreter (art. 6(3)(e))
Art.7 No punishment without law/Pas de peine sans loi
Role of judicial interpretation and case law
Art.8 Right to respect for private and family life/Droit au respect de la vie privée et familiale
Respect—negative and positive obligations
Physical, psychological, and moral integrity
Personal autonomy and identity
Sexual life and activity
Restriction and limitation (art. 8(2))
Art.9 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion/Liberté de pensée, de conscience et de religion
Positive obligation or interference
Freedom of religion (and belief)
Alone or in community
Worship, teaching, practice, and observance
Interference with freedom to manifest religion or belief
Limitations (art. 9(2))
Art.10 Freedom of expression/Liberté d’expression
Positive obligation or interference?
Licensing of broadcasting, television, or cinema enterprises
Formalities, conditions, restrictions, or penalties
Art.11 Freedom of assembly and association/Liberté de réunion et d’association
Interference with freedom of peaceful assembly
Interference with freedom of association
Restrictions on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Lawful restrictions on public employees
Art.12 Right to marry/Droit au mariage
Art.13 Right to an effective remedy/Droit à un recours effectif
Art.14 Prohibition of discrimination/Interdiction de discrimination
Subsidiary nature of article 14
Meaning of ‘discrimination’
Race, colour, and ethnic origin
Property, birth, or other status
Art.15 Derogation in time of emergency/Dérogation en cas d’état d’urgence
Time of war or other emergency
Limitations on the right of derogation
‘Strictly required by the exigencies of the situation’
Consistency with other obligations under international law
Lawful acts of war
Notification of derogation
Art.16 Restrictions on political activity of aliens/Restrictions à l’activité politique des étrangers
Art.17 Prohibition of abuse of rights/Interdiction d’abus de droit
The destruction of Convention rights
‘Limitation to a greater extent’
Art.18 Limitation on use of restrictions on rights/Limitation de l’usage des restrictions aux droits
s.II European Court of Human Rights
Art.19 Establishment of the Court/Institution de la Cour
Art.20 Number of judges/Nombre de juges
Art.21 Criteria for office/Conditions d’exercise des fonctions
High moral character and qualifications for appointment to high judicial office
Fluency in official languages
Art.22 Election of judges/Election des juges
Art.23 Terms of office and dismissal/Durée du mandat et révocation
Status and working conditions of judges
Art.24 Registry and rapporteurs/Greffe et rapporteurs
Art.25 Plenary Court/Assemblée plénière
President and Vice-Presidents of the Court
Chambers (Sections)
Art.26 Single-judge formation, Committees, Chambers, and Grand Chamber/Formations de juge unique, comités, chambres et Grande Chambre
Single-judge formation
Ex officio or ‘national’ judges (art. 26(4))
Ad hoc judges (art. 26(4))
Excusal and recusal
Art.27 Competence of single judges/Compétence des juges uniques
Art.28 Competence of Committees/Compétence des comités
Ruling on inadmissibility
Joint decision on admissibility and merits
Art.29 Decisions by Chambers on admissibility and merits/Décisions des chambres sur la recevabilité et le fond
Art.30 Relinquishment of jurisdiction to the Grand Chamber/Dessaisissement en faveur de la Grande Chambre
Art.31 Powers of the Grand Chamber/Attributions de la Grande Chambre
Art.32 Jurisdiction of the Court/Compétence de la Cour
Jurisdiction of the Court (para. 1)
Disputes about jurisdiction (para. 2)
Art.33 Inter-State cases/Affaires interétatiques
Art.34 Individual applications/Requêtes individuelles
Individual, organization, or group
Effective exercise of the right of application
Art.35 Admissibility criteria/Conditions de recevabilité
Procedure concerning admissibility
Exhaustion of domestic remedies (art. 35(1))
Six-month rule (art. 35(1))
Anonymous applications (art. 35(2)(a))
Substantially the same (art. 35(2)(b))
Submission to another international body (art. 35(2)(b))
Incompatible with provisions of the Convention (art. 35(3)(a))
Manifestly ill-founded application (art. 35(3)(a))
Abuse of the right of individual application (art. 35(3)(a))
De minimis non curat praetor (art. 35(3)(b))
Rejection ‘at any stage of the proceedings’ (art. 35(4))
Art.36 Third-party intervention/Tierce intervention
Intervention as of right (art. 36(1))
Intervention with leave (art. 36(2))
Intervention of the Commissioner for Human Rights (art. 36(3))
Art.37 Striking out applications/Radiation
Failure to pursue an application (art. 37(1)(a))
Matter resolved (art. 37(1)(b))
No longer justified (art. 37(1)(c))
Respect for human rights (art. 37(1) in fine )
Restoration to the list (art. 37(2))
Art.38 Examination of the case/Examen contradictoire de l’affaire
Investigations and fact-finding
Jura novit curiae
Art.39 Friendly settlements/Règlements amiables
Role of the Court in encouraging settlement
Striking out by means of a decision (art. 39(3))
Confidentiality (art. 39(2))
Art.40 Public hearings and access to documents/Audience publique et accès aux documents
Public character of hearings (art. 40(1))
Public character of documents
Art.41 Just satisfaction/Satisfaction équitable
‘The internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned…’
Non-pecuniary or moral damages
Art.42 Judgments of Chambers/Arrêts des chambres
Art.43 Referral to the Grand Chamber/Renvoi devant la Grande Chambre
Authorization of referral
Serious questions and serious issues
Art.44 Final judgments/Arrêts définitifs
Rectification of errors in decisions and judgments
Art.45 Reasons for judgments and decisions/Motivation des arrêts et décisions
Art.46 Binding force and execution of judgments/Force obligatoire et exécution des arrêts
Freedom to determine means of discharging obligations
Supervision of execution by the Committee of Ministers
Interpretation (art. 46(3))
Failure to fulfil an obligation (art. 46(4) and (5))
Art.47 Advisory opinions/Avis consultatifs
Content of advisory opinion
Limitations (art. 47(2))
Art.48 Advisory jurisdiction of the Court/Compétence consultative de la Cour
Art.49 Reasons for advisory opinions/Motivation des avis consultatifs
Art.50 Expenditure on the Court/Frais de fonctionnement de la Cour
Art.51 Privileges and immunities of judges/Privilèges et immunités des juges
s.III Miscellaneous provisions
Art.52 Inquiries by the Secretary General/Enquêtes du Secrétaire Général
Art.53 Safeguard for existing human rights/Sauvegarde des droits de l’homme reconnus
Art.54 Powers of the Committee of Ministers/Pouvoirs du Comité des Ministres
Art.55 Exclusion of other means of dispute settlement/Renonciation à d’autres modes de règlement des différends
Art.56 Territorial application/Application territoriale
‘Territories for whose international relations it is responsible’
‘Due regard for local requirements’ (art. 56(3))
Individual applications to the Court (art. 56(4))
Art.57 Reservations/Réserves
Formulation at time of signature or ratification
Law then in force
Prohibition of reservations of a general character
Need for a brief statement of the law
Art.58 Denunciation/Dénonciation
Art.59 Signature and ratification/Signature et ratification
Signature and ratification (art. 59(1))
European Union accession (art. 59(2))
Entry into force (art. 59(3) and (4))
Notification by the Secretary General (art. 59(5))
Succession to the European Convention
Part Three Protocol No. 1 to theConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Art.1 Protection of property/Protection de la propriété
Conditions provided by law
Art.2 Right to education/Droit à l’instruction
Drafting of the European Convention
Preparation of Protocol No. 1
Respect for parents’ religious and philosophical convictions
Art.3 Right to free elections/Droit à des élections libres
Art.4 Territorial application/Application territoriale
Art.5 Relationship to the Convention/Relations avec la Convention
Art.6 Signature and ratification/Signature et ratification
Part Four Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the First Protocol thereto
Art.1 Prohibition of imprisonment for debt/Interdiction de l’emprisonnement pour dette
Art.2 Freedom of movement/Liberté de circulation
Lawfully within the territory (art. 2(1))
Freedom of movement (art. 2(1))
Freedom to choose residence (art. 2(1))
Freedom to leave a country (art. 2(2))
Restrictions (art. 2(3) and art. 2(4))
Art.3 Prohibition of expulsion of nationals/Interdiction de l’expulsion des nationaux
Art.4 Prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens/Interdiction des expulsions collectives d’étrangers
Art.5 Territorial application/Application territoriale
Art.6 Relationship to the Convention/Relations avec la Convention
Art.7 Signature and ratification/Signature et ratification
Part Five Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Evolution that has occurred
A general tendency in favour of abolition
Art.1 Abolition of the death penalty/Abolition de la peine de mort
Art.2 Death penalty in time of war/Peine de mort en temps de guerre
Death penalty ‘in time of war’
Communication of the law to the Secretary General
Art.3 Prohibition of derogations/Interdiction de dérogation
Art.4 Prohibition of reservations/Interdiction de réserves
Art.8 Entry into force/Entrée en vigueur
Art.9 Depositary functions/Fonctions du dépositaire
Part Six Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Art.1 Procedural safeguards relating to expulsion of aliens/Garanties procédurales en cas d’expulsion d’étranger
A decision in accordance with law
The guarantees (art. 1(1)(a), (b) and (c))
Expulsion pending review of the decision (art. 1(2))
Art.2 Right of appeal in criminal matters/Droit à un double degré de juridiction en matière pénale
Exercise of the right governed by law
Art.3 Compensation for wrongful conviction/Droit d’indemnisation en cas d’erreur judiciaire
Reversal of conviction or pardon
New or newly discovered fact showing a miscarriage of justice
According to law or practice of the State
Art.4 Right not to be tried or punished twice/Droit à ne pas être jugé ou puni deux fois
Final conviction or acquittal in the first proceedings
Duplication of proceedings (the ‘ bis ’)
Identity of offences (the ‘ idem ’)
Reopening of the case (art. 4(2))
Derogation (art. 4(3))
Art.5 Equality between spouses/Egalité entre époux
Art.6 Territorial application/Application territoriale
Art.7 Relationship to the Convention/Relations avec la Convention
Art.8 Signature and ratification/Signature et ratification
Art.9 Entry into force/Entrée en vigueur
Art.10 Depositary functions/Fonctions du dépositaire
Part Seven Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Art.1 General prohibition of discrimination/Interdiction générale de la discrimination
Enjoyment of any right set forth by law
Discrimination by any public authority
Art.2 Territorial application/Application territoriale
Art.3 Relationship to the Convention/Relations avec la Convention
Art.4 Signature and ratification/Signature et ratification
Art.5 Entry into force/Entrée en vigueur
Art.6 Depositary functions/Fonctions du dépositaire
Part Eight Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
Relationship to Protocol No. 6
The ‘final step’
Art.2 Prohibition of derogations/Interdiction de dérogations
Art.3 Prohibition of reservations/Interdiction de réserves
Art.7 Entry into force/Entrée en vigueur
Art.8 Depositary functions/Fonctions du dépositaire
Part Nine Protocol No. 16 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Art.1 [Requests for an advisory opinion]
Formulation of the request (art. 1(1))
Context of a pending case (art. 1(2))
Procedural requirements (art. 1(3))
Art.2 [Acceptance of requests]
Acceptance of the request (art. 2(1))
Delivery of the advisory opinion (art. 2(2))
Ex officio national judge (art. 2(3))
Art.3 [Participation in proceedings]
Art.4 [Content and issuance of advisory opinions]
Art.5 [Non-binding nature of advisory opinions]
Art.6 [Relationship to the Convention]
Art.7 [Signature and ratification]
Art.8 [Entry into force]
Art.9 [Reservations]
Art.10 [Designation of courts or tribunals]
Art.11 [Depositary functions]
Part Five Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Preamble/Préambule
From: The European Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary
Human rights remedies — Treaties, interpretation
This chapter presents the Preamble of Protocol 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights. It begins with a short introduction, placing the provision within the context of international human rights law more generally. It then reviews the drafting history or preparatory work of the provision; discusses the interpretation of the text and the legal issues, with references to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Commission on Human Rights; and concludes with a selective bibliography on the provision.