Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights

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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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instanceOf Council of Europe treaty
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
strengthen the protection of the right to life
article Article 1 – Abolition of the death penalty
Article 2 – Prohibition of derogations
Article 3 – Prohibition of reservations
articleCount 3
basedOnPrinciple inviolability of human dignity
right to life
category human rights law
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 European Convention on Human Rights self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
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
surface form: European Convention on Human Rights treaty system
prohibits carrying out of death sentences by states parties
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
states parties must not reintroduce the death penalty
scope applies in all situations including public emergencies
prohibits the death penalty in all circumstances including in time of war
shortName Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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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European Convention on Human Rights hasProtocol Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights fullName Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 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
Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights shortName Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Protocol No. 13 ECHR
Schedule 1: The Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights contains Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights
this entity surface form: Article 1 of Protocol No. 13 (abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances)