Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf human rights treaty
protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights
adoptedBy Council of Europe
adoptionDate 1963-09-16
adoptionPlace Strasbourg
alsoKnownAs Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights
surface form: Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
appliesTo States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights that have ratified it
articleCount 5
belongsToCategory 1960s treaties
Council of Europe treaty series
surface form: Council of Europe treaties

human rights instruments
bindingOn Contracting States that have ratified it
citationForm Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights self-linksurface differs
surface form: Protocol No. 4 ECHR
containsArticle Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
depositedWith Secretary General of the Council of Europe
draftedBy experts of the Council of Europe
enforcementMechanism individual applications to the European Court of Human Rights
inter-state applications to the European Court of Human Rights
entryIntoForceDate 1968-05-02
extends European Convention on Human Rights
guarantees freedom of movement
freedom to choose residence
right to enter one’s own country
right to leave any country
hasPreamble yes
language English
French
legalNature binding international treaty
legalStatus in force
monitoringBody European Court of Human Rights
partOf European Convention on Human Rights
surface form: European Convention on Human Rights system
prohibits collective expulsion of aliens
expulsion of nationals
imprisonment for debt
purpose to extend the catalogue of rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights
to strengthen protection of personal liberty and freedom of movement
region Europe
requires signature and ratification by member states
subjectMatter civil and political rights
typeOfRightProtected freedom of movement rights
protection against arbitrary expulsion
protection against imprisonment for debt

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European Convention on Human Rights hasProtocol Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights alsoKnownAs Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights
this entity surface form: Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights citationForm Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Protocol No. 4 ECHR
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights hasSuccessor Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights