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European Social Charter (Turin, 18 October 1961)
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| Document type |
Treaty
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European Social Charter, Turin, 18.X.1961. European Treaty Series (ETS), No. 35. [ON-LINE]. [Strasbourg]: Council of Europe, Treaty Office, [24.04.2003]. Disponible sur http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Word/035.doc.
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| Keywords |
Council of Europe, European Social Charter
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| Caption |
The European Social Charter, signed in Turin on 18 October 1961, enters into force on 26 February 1966.
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| Location in the digital library |
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> Council of Europe >> Activities
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| Document extract |
European Social Charter (Turin, 18 October 1961)
Preamble
The governments signatory hereto, being members of the Council of Europe, Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is the achievement of greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and of facilitating their economic and social progress, in particular by the maintenance and further realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms; Considering that in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed at Rome on 4th November 1950, and the Protocol thereto signed at Paris on 20th March 1952, the member States of the Council of Europe agreed to secure to their populations the civil and political rights and freedoms therein specified; Considering that the enjoyment of social rights should be secured without discrimination on grounds of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin; Being resolved to make every effort in common to improve the standard of living and to promote the social well being of both their urban and rural populations by means of appropriate institutions and action, Have agreed as follows:
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| See also |
Conference on the establishment of a Council of Europe: statements by representatives of the signatory States (London, 5 May 1949)
Recommendation 1195 (1992) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (6 October 1992)
Catherine Lalumière
Eric Kiesl
Giovanni di Stasi
Flags of the Council of Europe’s Member States
Resolution 575 (1974) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (25 September 1974)
Former debating chamber of the Council of Europe (II) (Maison de l’Europe, Strasbourg)
Resolution (2002) 3 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (21 February 2002)
Debates of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Russia’s application for accession (25 January 1996)
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