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European Convention on Human Rights

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Human-rights convention signed in 1950 by all member countries of the Council of Europe . The Convention was the first attempt to give legal content to human rights in an international agreement, and to combine this with the establishment of authorities for supervision and enforcement. It was signed in Rome on 4 November 1950 and came into force on 3 September 1953. The articles of the Convention cover basic human rights and freedoms, including the right to life, liberty, and a fair trial; the right to marry and have a family; freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; freedom of expression, including freedom of the press; freedom of peaceful assembly and association; the right to have a sentence reviewed by a higher tribunal; and the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. The Convention established a number of supervisory bodies based in Strasbourg, France. These were: a European Commission on Human Rights , responsible for examining applications from states or…
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The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was drafted following the atrocities of the Second World War. The UK government ratified it in 1951 and, 15 years later, accepted the right of UK citizens (including children) to petition the European Court of Human Rights. The European Convention on…
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The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is an international human rights convention that has been agreed by all governments within the Council of Europe. It is enforced by access to the European Court of Human Rights and by domestic courts. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was…
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Full text Article European Convention on Human Rights

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Human-rights convention signed in 1950 by all member countries of the Council of Europe . The Convention was the first attempt to give legal content to human rights in an international agreement, and to combine this with the establishment of authorities for supervision and enforcement. It was signed…
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more fully, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, a charter designed to further the goals of the EUROPEAN COUNCIL . Its members accept that citizens should enjoy human rights. Civil and political freedoms are enumerated: the right to life; freedom from…
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Full text Article HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998

From Dictionary of Youth Justice
The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates into UK law the rights and freedoms of the European Convention on Human Rights. It came into force in Scotland in 1999 and in England and Wales in 2000. At the Labour Party conference in 1997, Jack Straw – the Home Secretary at the time – referred to the…
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Full text Article Europe, Council of

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Organization of more than 40 European states formed to promote European unity, protect human rights, and facilitate social and economic progress. Established in 1949 by 10 western European states, it has devised international agreements on human rights and established a number of special bodies and…
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a body charged with implementation of the EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS . An application is now initially considered by a committee of three judges and maybe declared inadmissible immediately and without a further hearing. If, however, the application does prima facie seem admissible it will…
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Full text Article COUNCIL OF EUROPE

From Dictionary of Youth Justice
The Council of Europe is a pan-European organization set up in 1949 to create unity between its 46 member states by defending human rights, parliamentary democracy and the rule of law. It is distinct from the European Union but works closely with it. The Council of Europe is the continent’s oldest…
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Full text Article Council of Europe

From Collins Dictionary of Law
an intergovernmental body set up in 1949 to promote European political, economic, social and cultural integration. It is distinct from the EUROPEAN UNION . There were originally ten signatory states, including the UK . There are currently 46 member states. The Council's principal work has been in…
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