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|Year=1950
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|Summary=See [[The ECHR and mental health law]].
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'''Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms'''<ref><span style="font-size:90%">As amended by Protocol No. 11. The text of the Convention had been amended according to the provisions of Protocol No. 3 (ETS No. 45), which entered into force on 21 September 1970, of Protocol No. 5 (ETS No. 55), which entered into force on 20 December 1971 and of Protocol No. 8 (ETS No. 118), which entered into force on 1 January 1990, and comprised also the text of Protocol No. 2 (ETS No. 44) which, in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 3 thereof, had been an integral part of the Convention since its entry into force on 21 September 1970. All provisions which had been amended or added by these Protocols are replaced by Protocol No. 11 (ETS No. 155), as from the date of its entry into force on 1 November 1998. As from that date, Protocol No. 9 (ETS No. 140), which entered into force on 1 October 1994, is repealed and Protocol No. 10 (ETS No. 146) has lost its purpose.</span></ref>

[[Article 1]] – Obligation to respect human rights

Section I – Rights and freedoms

* [[Article 2]] – Right to life
* [[Article 3]] – Prohibition of torture
* [[Article 4]] – Prohibition of slavery and forced labour
* [[Article 5]] – Right to liberty and security
* [[Article 6]] – Right to a fair trial
* [[Article 7]] – No punishment without law
* [[Article 8]] – Right to respect for private and family life
* [[Article 9]] – Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
* [[Article 10]] – Freedom of expression
* [[Article 11]] – Freedom of assembly and association
* [[Article 12]] – Right to marry
* [[Article 13]] – Right to an effective remedy
* [[Article 14]] – Prohibition of discrimination
* [[Article 15]] – Derogation in time of emergency
* [[Article 16]] – Restrictions on political activity of aliens
* [[Article 17]] – Prohibition of abuse of rights
* [[Article 18]] – Limitation on use of restrictions on rights

[[ECHR section II|Section II – European Court of Human Rights]]

* Article 19 – Establishment of the Court
* Article 20 – Number of judges
* Article 21 – Criteria for office
* Article 22 – Election of judges
* Article 23 – Terms of office
* Article 24 – Dismissal
* Article 25 – Registry and legal secretaries
* Article 26 – Plenary Court
* Article 27 – Committees, Chambers and Grand Chamber
* Article 28 – Declarations of inadmissibility by committees
* Article 29 – Decisions by Chambers on admissibility and merits
* Article 30 – Relinquishment of jurisdiction to the Grand Chamber
* Article 31 – Powers of the Grand Chamber
* Article 32 – Jurisdiction of the Court
* Article 33 – Inter-State cases
* Article 34 – Individual applications
* Article 35 – Admissibility criteria
* Article 36 – Third party intervention
* Article 37 – Striking out applications
* Article 38 – Examination of the case and friendly settlement proceedings
* Article 39 – Finding of a friendly settlement
* Article 40 – Public hearings and access to documents
* Article 41 – Just satisfaction
* Article 42 – Judgments of Chambers
* Article 43 – Referral to the Grand Chamber
* Article 44 – Final judgments
* Article 45 – Reasons for judgments and decisions
* Article 46 – Binding force and execution of judgments
* Article 47 – Advisory opinions
* Article 48 – Advisory jurisdiction of the Court
* Article 49 – Reasons for advisory opinions
* Article 50 – Expenditure on the Court
* Article 51 – Privileges and immunities of judges

[[ECHR section III|Section III – Miscellaneous provisions]]

* Article 52 – Inquiries by the Secretary General
* Article 53 – Safeguard for existing human rights
* Article 54 – Powers of the Committee of Ministers
* Article 55 – Exclusion of other means of dispute settlement
* Article 56 – Territorial application
* Article 57 – Reservations
* Article 58 – Denunciation
* Article 59 – Signature and ratification

'''Amendments'''

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==See also==
* {{rsum|Jonathan Sumption, 'Judgment call: the case for leaving the ECHR' (Spectator, 30/9/23)}}
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