Theory and practice of the European Convention on Human Rights/

Other Authors: Dijk, Pieter van,, Arai, Yutaka,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Antwerpen ; Oxford, UK: Intersentia, c2006
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • General survey of the European Convention
  • The procedure before the European Court of Human Rights
  • The supervisory task of the Committee of Ministers
  • The supervisory function of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
  • The system of restrictions
  • Right to life (Article 2)
  • Freedom from torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Article 3)
  • Freedom from slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour (Article 4)
  • Right to liberty and security of person (Article 5)
  • Right to a fair and public hearing (Article 6)
  • Freedom from retrospective effect of penal legislation (Article 7)
  • Right to respect for privacy (Article 8)
  • Freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 9)
  • Freedom of expression (Article 10)
  • Freedom of association and assembly (Article 11)
  • The right to marry and found a family (Article 12)
  • Right to the peaceful enjoyment of one's possessions (Article 1 of Protocol no. 1)
  • Right to education (Article 2 of Protocol no. 1)
  • Free elections by secret ballot (Article 3 of Protocol no. 1)
  • Prohibition of deprivation of liberty on the ground of inability to fulfill a contractual obligation ( Article 1 of Protocol no. 4)
  • The right to liberty of movement (Article 2 of Protocol no. 4)
  • Prohibition of expulsion of nationals and the right of nationals to enter their own country (Article 3 of Protocol no. 4)
  • Prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens (Article 4 of Protocol no. 4)
  • Abolition of the death penalty (Article 1 of Protocol no. 6)
  • Expulsion of aliens (Article 1 of Protocol no. 7)
  • The right to review by higher tribunal (Article 2 of Protocol no. 7)
  • Compensation for miscarriage of justice (Article 3 of Protocol no. 7)
  • Ne bis in idem ( Article 4 of Protocol no. 7)
  • Equality of rights and responsibilities between spouses during and after marriage (Article 5 of Protocol no. 7)
  • General prohibition of discrimination ( Article 1 of Protocol no. 12)
  • Abolition of the death penalty in time of war (Article 1 of Protocol no. 13)
  • Right to an effective remedy before a national authority (Article 13)
  • Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14)
  • Derogation from the rights and freedoms in case of a public emergency (Article 15)
  • Restrictions on the political activity of aliens (Article 16)
  • Prohibition of abuse of the rights and freedoms set forth in the Convention and of their limitations to a greater extent than is provided for in the Convention (Article 17)
  • Prohibition of misuses of power in restricting the rights and freedoms (Article 18)
  • Reservations (Article 57)
  • Appendix: Dates of Ratification of the ECHR and additional protocols.