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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Rome, 4 November 1950)
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Treaty
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Protocol = Convention de sauvegarde des Droits de l'homme et des libertés fondamentales et Protocole additionnel. [Strasbourg]: [Council of Europe = Conseil de l'Europe], [1950]. 19; 6 p.
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European Convention on Human Rights
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Opened for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe in Rome on 4 November 1950, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms enters into force on 3 September 1953.
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| Location in the digital library |
SPECIAL FILES >> The Congress of Europe in The Hague (7–10 May 1948) >> The follow-up to and the consequences of the Hague Congress >> The European Court of Human Rights
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> Council of Europe >> Organisation and operation
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> Council of Europe >> Activities
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1945–1949 The pioneering phase >> Political cooperation >> The activities of the Council of Europe
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Rome, 4 November 1950)
The Governments signatory hereto, being Members of the Council of Europe, Considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10th December 1948 ; Considering that this Declaration aims at securing the universal and effective recognition and observance of the Rights therein declared ; Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is the achievement of greater unity between its Members and that one of the methods by which that aim is to be pursued is the maintenance and further realisation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ; Reaffirming their profound belief in those Fundamental Freedoms which are the foundation of justice and peace in the world and are best maintained on the one hand by an effective political democracy and on the other by a common understanding and observance of the Human Rights upon which they depend ; Being resolved, as the Governments of European countries which are like-minded and have a common heritage of political traditions, ideals, freedom and the rule of law, to take the first steps for the collective enforcement of certain of the Rights stated in the Universal Declaration, Have agreed as follows&nbs (...) Read more in ENA |
| See also |
50th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (Rome, 3–4 November 2000)
Joint Declaration by the European Parliament, Council and the Commission concerning the protection of fundamental rights and the ECHR (Luxembourg, 5 April 1977)
Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, Lawless v Ireland (1 July 1961)
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Paris, 20 March 1952)
Judgement of the European Court of Human Rights, Ireland v. the United Kingdom (18 January 1978)
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