Protocol No. 13 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. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that abolishes the death penalty in all circumstances, including in times of war, for its signatory states.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights Context triple: [European Convention on Human Rights, hasProtocol, Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights]
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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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Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional protocol that broadens the prohibition of discrimination by introducing a general, free-standing ban on discrimination in the enjoyment of any right set forth by law.
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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. 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. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that strengthens individual rights in areas such as procedural safeguards in expulsion, the right to appeal in criminal matters, compensation for wrongful conviction, and equality between spouses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights Target entity description: Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that abolishes the death penalty in all circumstances, including in times of war, for its signatory states.
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A.
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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B.
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional protocol that broadens the prohibition of discrimination by introducing a general, free-standing ban on discrimination in the enjoyment of any right set forth by law.
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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. 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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E.
Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that strengthens individual rights in areas such as procedural safeguards in expulsion, the right to appeal in criminal matters, compensation for wrongful conviction, and equality between spouses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Council of Europe treaty
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international human rights treaty ⓘ protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Vilnius ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Council of Europe ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2002-05-03 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote abolition of capital punishment in Europe
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strengthen the protection of the right to life ⓘ |
| article |
Article 1 – Abolition of the death penalty
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Article 2 – Prohibition of derogations ⓘ Article 3 – Prohibition of reservations ⓘ |
| articleCount | 3 ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple |
inviolability of human dignity
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right to life ⓘ |
| category |
human rights law
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international criminal justice and punishment ⓘ |
| conditionForEntryIntoForce | ratification by a minimum number of Council of Europe member states ⓘ |
| differenceFrom | Protocol No. 6 allows death penalty in time of war, Protocol No. 13 abolishes it in all circumstances ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 2003-07-01 ⓘ |
| fullName | Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | European human rights protection system ⓘ |
| guardianInstitution | European Court of Human Rights ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalEffect | abolishes the death penalty in all circumstances ⓘ |
| legalNature | optional protocol ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on states that have ratified it ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ⓘ |
| negotiatedWithin | Council of Europe framework ⓘ |
| openedForSignature | 2002-05-03 ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Convention on Human Rights treaty system
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linked to:
European Convention on Human Rights
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| prohibits |
carrying out of death sentences by states parties
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execution of any person by a state party ⓘ imposition of the death penalty by member states that have ratified it ⓘ sentencing to death by courts of states parties ⓘ |
| prohibitsDerogation | Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights cannot be used to derogate from Protocol No. 13 ⓘ |
| prohibitsReservations | no reservations may be made to the provisions of Protocol No. 13 ⓘ |
| regionalScope | Council of Europe member states ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ |
| requires |
states parties must abolish the death penalty in their domestic law
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states parties must not reintroduce the death penalty ⓘ |
| scope |
applies in all situations including public emergencies
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prohibits the death penalty in all circumstances including in time of war ⓘ |
| shortName | Protocol No. 13 ECHR ⓘ |
| signatories | Council of Europe member states eligible to sign ⓘ |
| subject | abolition of the death penalty ⓘ |
| temporalScope | applies in peacetime and wartime ⓘ |
| typeOfAbolition | total abolition of the death penalty ⓘ |
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Subject: Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights Description of subject: Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that abolishes the death penalty in all circumstances, including in times of war, for its signatory states.
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. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights
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Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights
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fullName
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Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
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linked to: Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights
linked to: Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Schedule 1: The Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights
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contains
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Article 1 of Protocol No. 13 (abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances)
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linked to: Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights