Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights
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Council of Europe treaty
international human rights treaty
protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that focuses on the abolition of the death penalty in peacetime among member states of the Council of Europe.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights Context triple: [European Convention on Human Rights, hasProtocol, Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights]
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Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that extends the Convention’s protections by prohibiting imprisonment for debt, safeguarding freedom of movement, and banning collective expulsion of aliens.
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Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that supplements the Convention by guaranteeing rights such as protection of property, the right to education, and the right to free elections.
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Protocol No. 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights is a major reform instrument that fundamentally restructured the European Court of Human Rights, creating a single, permanent court with compulsory jurisdiction and direct individual access.
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Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an amending protocol that streamlined and strengthened the European Court of Human Rights’ procedures to handle its growing caseload more efficiently.
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European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture is a Council of Europe treaty that establishes a system of independent visits to places of detention in member states to prevent torture and inhuman or degrading treatment.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights Target entity description: Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that focuses on the abolition of the death penalty in peacetime among member states of the Council of Europe.
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Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that extends the Convention’s protections by prohibiting imprisonment for debt, safeguarding freedom of movement, and banning collective expulsion of aliens.
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B.
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that supplements the Convention by guaranteeing rights such as protection of property, the right to education, and the right to free elections.
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C.
Protocol No. 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights is a major reform instrument that fundamentally restructured the European Court of Human Rights, creating a single, permanent court with compulsory jurisdiction and direct individual access.
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D.
Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an amending protocol that streamlined and strengthened the European Court of Human Rights’ procedures to handle its growing caseload more efficiently.
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European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture is a Council of Europe treaty that establishes a system of independent visits to places of detention in member states to prevent torture and inhuman or degrading treatment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Council of Europe treaty
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international human rights treaty ⓘ protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Council of Europe ⓘ |
| adoptionContext | movement towards abolition of the death penalty in Europe ⓘ |
| aim | progressive abolition of capital punishment in Europe ⓘ |
| allows | death penalty in respect of acts committed in time of war or of imminent threat of war ⓘ |
| appliesTo | member states of the Council of Europe that have ratified it ⓘ |
| articleCount |
5
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plus final provisions ⓘ |
| bindingOn | states that have ratified it without valid reservation ⓘ |
| category |
Council of Europe conventions
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capital punishment law ⓘ human rights law ⓘ |
| depository | Secretary General of the Council of Europe ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | individual applications and inter-state applications under the ECHR system ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1985-03-01 ⓘ |
| exceptionProvision | Article 2 allows death penalty in time of war or imminent threat of war if provided by law ⓘ |
| focus |
limitation of state power to impose capital punishment
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right to life ⓘ |
| fullName | Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | contributed to making Europe a largely death-penalty-free zone in peacetime ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent adoption of Protocol No. 13 on the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalEffect | abolishes the death penalty in peacetime for ratifying states ⓘ |
| legalScope | abolition of the death penalty in time of peace ⓘ |
| linkedTo | European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ |
| mainProvision | Article 1 prohibits the death penalty in time of peace ⓘ |
| monitoringBody | European Court of Human Rights ⓘ |
| normType | abolitionist norm regarding capital punishment in peacetime ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureAt | Strasbourg ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureOn | 1983-04-28 ⓘ |
| prohibits | execution of death sentences in peacetime ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relationship |
complements the European Convention on Human Rights
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precedes Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ |
| requires | ratification by member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ |
| requiresComplianceWith | European Convention on Human Rights framework ⓘ |
| reservationRules | does not allow reservations of a general character ⓘ |
| shortName | Protocol No. 6 ECHR ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject | abolition of the death penalty in peacetime ⓘ |
| target | member states retaining death penalty for ordinary crimes in peacetime ⓘ |
| treatyFamily |
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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linked to:
European Convention on Human Rights
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Convention on Human Rights
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hasProtocol
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Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights
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Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights
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fullName
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Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty
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linked to: Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights
linked to: Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights
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relatedTo
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Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights
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