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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 - [1963] COETS 4 (16 September 1963)

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
as amended by Protocol No. 11

Strasbourg, 16.IX.1963

Headings of articles added and text amended according to the provisions of Protocol No. 11 (ETS No. 155) as from its entry into force on 1 November 1998.

The governments signatory hereto, being members of the Council of Europe,

Being resolved to take steps to ensure the collective enforcement of certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in Section 1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed at Rome on 4th November 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention") and in Articles 1 to 3 of the First Protocol to the Convention, signed at Paris on 20th March 1952,

Have agreed as follows:

Article 1 – Prohibition of imprisonment for debt

No one shall be deprived of his liberty merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation.

Article 2 – Freedom of movement

  1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose his residence.
  2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
  3. No restrictions shall be placed on the exercise of these rights other than such as are in accordance with law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, for the maintenance of ordre public, for the prevention of crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
  4. The rights set forth in paragraph 1 may also be subject, in particular areas, to restrictions imposed in accordance with law and justified by the public interest in a democratic society.

Article 3 – Prohibition of expulsion of nationals

  1. No one shall be expelled, by means either of an individual or of a collective measure, from the territory of the State of which he is a national.
  2. No one shall be deprived of the right to enter the territory of the state of which he is a national.

Article 4 – Prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens

Collective expulsion of aliens is prohibited.

Article 5 – Territorial application

  1. Any High Contracting Party may, at the time of signature or ratification of this Protocol, or at any time thereafter, communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe a declaration stating the extent to which it undertakes that the provisions of this Protocol shall apply to such of the territories for the international relations of which it is responsible as are named therein.
  2. Any High Contracting Party which has communicated a declaration in virtue of the preceding paragraph may, from time to time, communicate a further declaration modifying the terms of any former declaration or terminating the application of the provisions of this Protocol in respect of any territory.
  3. 1A declaration made in accordance with this article shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 56 of the Convention.
  4. The territory of any State to which this Protocol applies by virtue of ratification or acceptance by that State, and each territory to which this Protocol is applied by virtue of a declaration by that State under this article, shall be treated as separate territories for the purpose of the references in Articles 2 and 3 to the territory of a State.
  5. 2Any State which has made a declaration in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article may at any time thereafter declare on behalf of one or more of the territories to which the declaration relates that it accepts the competence of the Court to receive applications from individuals, non-governmental organisations or groups of individuals as provided in Article 34 of the Convention in respect of all or any of Articles 1 to 4 of this Protocol.

Article 6 – Relationship to the Convention1

As between the High Contracting Parties the provisions of Articles 1 to 5 of this Protocol shall be regarded as additional articles to the Convention, and all the provisions of the Convention shall apply accordingly.

Article 7 – Signature and ratification

  1. This Protocol shall be open for signature by the members of the Council of Europe who are the signatories of the Convention; it shall be ratified at the same time as or after the ratification of the Convention. It shall enter into force after the deposit of five instruments of ratification. As regards any signatory ratifying subsequently, the Protocol shall enter into force at the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification.
  2. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, who will notify all Members of the names of those who have ratified.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Protocol.

Done at Strasbourg, this 16th day of September 1963, in English and in French, both texts being equally authoritative, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General shall transmit certified copies to each of the signatory states.


Notes :
1   Text amended according to the provisions of Protocol No. 11 (ETS No. 155).
2   Text added according to the provisions of Protocol No. 11 (ETS No. 155).

Protocol No. 14 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending the control system of the Convention

Agreement on the provisional application of certain provisions of Protocol No. 14 pending its entry into force


   Agreement of Madrid of 12 May 2009

   Detailed modalities for the provisional application of certain provisions of Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights

   List of the High Contracting Parties having accepted the provisional application of certain provisions of Protocol No. 14


   Agreement of Madrid of 12 May 2009

The Conference of High Contracting Parties agreed by consensus that the provisions regarding the new single-judge formation and the new competence of the Committees of three judges contained in Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights are to be applied on a provisional basis with respect to those states that express their consent, according to the modalities set out in document CM(2009)71 rev2.

   Detailed modalities for the provisional application of certain provisions of Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights, as they appear in document Doc CM(2009)71 rev2

If agreement were to be reached by consensus between the High Contracting Parties, the provisional application in accordance with Article 25 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of certain provisions of Protocol No. 14 to the Convention would take place in the following manner:

a.   the relevant parts of Protocol No. 14 are Article 4 (the second paragraph added to Article 24 of the Convention), Article 6 (in so far as it relates to the single-judge formation), Article 7 (provisions on the competence of single judges) and Article 8 (provisions on the competence of committees), to be applied jointly;

b.   any of the High Contracting Parties may at any time declare by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe that it accepts, in its respect, the provisional application of the above-mentioned parts of Protocol No. 14. Such declaration of acceptance will take effect on the first day of the month following the date of its receipt by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe; the above-mentioned parts of Protocol No. 14 will not be applied in respect of Parties that have not made such a declaration of acceptance;

c.   from the date on which the declaration of acceptance takes effect in respect of a High Contracting Party, the above-mentioned parts of Protocol No. 14 will apply in respect of individual applications brought against it, including those pending before the Court at that date. They will not apply in respect of any individual application brought against two or more High Contracting Parties unless a declaration of acceptance is in effect or Protocol No. 14 bis, if adopted and opened for signature, is in force or applied on a provisional basis in respect of all of them;

d.   the Secretary General of the Council of Europe will notify the High Contracting Parties and the European Court of Human Rights of any declaration of acceptance received pursuant to the agreement. Such a declaration will cease to be effective upon the entry into force of Protocol No. 14 bis to the Convention in respect of the High Contracting Party concerned;

e.   the provisional application of the above-mentioned provisions of Protocol No. 14 will terminate upon entry into force of Protocol No. 14 or if the High Contracting Parties in some other manner so agree.

   List of the High Contracting Parties having accepted the provisional application of certain provisions of Protocol No. 14

High Contracting
Parties to the
Convention
Date
of acceptance
Date
of effect
End
of effect
  Albania 16/09/2009 01/10/2009 Text  
  Andorra        
  Armenia        
  Austria        
  Azerbaijan        
  Belgium 29/07/2009 01/08/2009 Text  
  Bosnia and Herzegovina        
  Bulgaria        
  Croatia        
  Cyprus        
  Czech Republic        
  Denmark        
  Estonia 30/07/2009 01/08/2009 Text  
  Finland        
  France        
  Georgia        
  Germany 29/05/2009 01/06/2009 Text  
  Greece        
  Hungary        
  Iceland        
  Ireland        
  Italy        
  Latvia        
  Liechtenstein  24/08/2009  01/09/2009 Text  
  Lithuania        
  Luxembourg 09/06/2009 01/07/2009 Text  
  Malta        
  Moldova        
  Monaco        
  Montenegro        
  Netherlands 10/06/2009 01/07/2009 Text  
  Norway        
  Poland        
  Portugal        
  Romania        
  Russia        
  San Marino        
  Serbia        
  Slovakia        
  Slovenia        
  Spain 22/10/2009 01/11/2009 Text  
  Sweden        
  Switzerland 12/05/2009 01/06/2009 Text  
  "the former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"        
  Turkey        
  Ukraine        
  United Kingdom 30/06/2009 01/07/2009 Text  

Chart of declarations made pursuant to former Article 6.2
of Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection
of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
(right of individual petition - compulsory jurisdiction of the court)

4 November 1950 - 31 October 1998

MEMBER STATES

former Article 25 of ECHR former Article 46 of ECHR
first declarations last declarations first declarations last declarations
Albania 02/10/96 02/10/96 (a) 02/10/96 02/10/96 (a)
Andorra            
Austria 25/03/70 03/09/97 (c) 25/03/70 03/09/97 (c)
Belgium 30/06/71 30/06/97 5 years 29/06/71 29/06/97 5 years
Bulgaria            
Croatia 06/11/96 05/11/97 (a) 06/11/96 05/11/97 (a)
Cyprus 01/08/92 02/02/98 (c) 01/08/92 02/02/98 (c)
Czech Republic 18/03/92 (i) 18/03/92 5 years (b) 18/03/92 (i) 18/03/92 5 years (b)
Denmark 30/09/64 05/04/97 (a) 30/09/64 05/04/97 (a)
Estonia 16/04/96 16/04/96 3 years 16/04/96 16/04/96 3 years
Finland 10/05/90 10/05/90 (a) 10/05/90 10/05/90 (a)
France 02/10/81 22/09/94 5 years 03/05/74 22/09/94 5 years
Germany 01/06/68 01/07/94 5 years 01/06/68 01/07/94 5 years
Greece            
Hungary 05/11/92 05/11/92 5 years(b) 05/11/92 05/11/92 5 years(b)
Iceland 16/11/67 16/11/67 (a) 16/11/67 02/09/94 (a)
Ireland 29/10/68 29/10/68 (a) 29/10/68 29/10/68 (a)
Italy 01/01/83 01/01/97 3 years 01/01/83 01/01/97 3 years
Latvia 27/06/97 27/06/97 3 years 27/06/97 27/06/97 3 years
Liechtenstein            
Lithuania 20/06/95 20/06/98 (c) 20/06/95 20/06/98 (c)
Luxembourg 28/04/71 28/04/96 5 years 28/04/71 28/04/96 5 years
Malta            
Moldova 12/09/97 12/09/97 (a) 12/09/97 12/09/97 (a)
Netherlands 23/06/82 23/06/82 (a) 23/06/82 23/06/82 (a)
Norway 26/11/69 29/06/92 5 years 26/11/69 29/06/92 5 years
Poland 01/02/95 01/02/95 3 years(b) 01/02/95 01/02/95 3 years(b)
Portugal 09/11/78 09/11/78 2 years(b) 09/11/78 09/11/78 2 years(b)
Romania 20/06/94 20/06/94 (a) 20/06/94 20/06/94 (a)
Russia 05/05/98 05/05/98 (c) 05/05/98 05/05/98 (c)
San Marino 22/03/89 22/03/95 3 years 22/03/89 22/03/95 3 years
Slovakia 18/03/92 (i) 18/03/92 5 years (b) 18/03/92 (i) 18/03/92 5 years (b)
Slovenia 28/06/94 28/06/94 (a) 28/06/94 28/06/94 (a)
Spain            
Sweden 13/06/64 13/06/64 (a) 13/05/66 13/05/96 (a)
Switzerland            
"the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" 10/04/97 01/01/98 (c) 10/04/97 01/01/98 (c)
Turkey            
Ukraine 11/09/97 11/09/97 (a) 11/09/97 11/09/97 (a)
United Kingdom            
Notes :

(a)   Until otherwise decided or for an indefinite period
(b)   Declaration renewable by tacit agreement
(c)   Until the date of entry into force of Protocol No.11 (ETS No. 155)
(i)   Date of deposit of the instrument of ratification of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic


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