Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, conferring upon the European Court of Human Rights competence to give Advisory Opinions

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

HUMAN RIGHTS

Signed at

• Strasbourg

Signed on

6 May 1963

In force on

21 September 1970

Treaty document

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Parties

1. ALBANIA
2. ANDORRA
3. Antilles
4. Aruba
5. AUSTRIA
6. BELGIUM
7. BULGARIA
8. CROATIA
9. CYPRUS
10. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
11. CZECH REPUBLIC
12. DENMARK
13. ESTONIA
14. FRANCE
15. GERMANY
16. GREECE
17. HUNGARY
18. ICELAND
19. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
20. ITALY
21. LATVIA
22. LIECHTENSTEIN
23. LITHUANIA
24. LUXEMBOURG
25. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
26. MALTA
27. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
28. Netherlands Antilles
29. NETHERLANDS THE
30. NORWAY
31. POLAND
32. PORTUGAL
33. ROMANIA
34. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
35. SAN MARINO
36. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
37. SLOVENIA
38. SPAIN
39. Surinam
40. SWITZERLAND
41. TURKEY
42. UKRAINE
43. UNITED KINGDOM

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
ALBANIA	Signature	13 July 1995
ALBANIA	Ratification	2 October 1996
ANDORRA	Signature	10 November 1994
ANDORRA	Ratification	22 January 1996	22 January 1996
Antilles	Extension	11 October 1966	21 September 1970
Antilles	Extension	1 January 1986	1 January 1986
Aruba	Extension	1 January 1986	1 January 1986
AUSTRIA	Signature	6 May 1963
AUSTRIA	Reservation	6 May 1963
AUSTRIA	Ratification	29 May 1967	21 September 1970
BELGIUM	Signature	5 June 1963
BELGIUM	Reservation	5 June 1963
BELGIUM	Ratification	21 September 1970	21 September 1970
BULGARIA	Signature	7 May 1992
BULGARIA	Ratification	7 September 1992	7 September 1992
CROATIA	Signature	6 November 1996
CROATIA	Declaration	6 November 1996
CYPRUS	Signature	19 September 1967
CYPRUS	Reservation	19 September 1967
CYPRUS	Ratification	22 January 1969	21 September 1970
CZECH REPUBLIC	Letter	23 July 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC	Succession	2 August 1993	1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	21 February 1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Ratification	18 March 1992	1 June 1992
DENMARK	Signature	6 May 1963	21 September 1970
ESTONIA	Signature	14 May 1993
FRANCE	Signature	2 October 1981	2 October 1981
GERMANY	Signature	6 May 1963
GERMANY	Reservation	6 May 1963
GERMANY	Ratification	3 January 1969	21 September 1970
GREECE	Signature	28 November 1974
GREECE	Reservation	28 November 1974
GREECE	Ratification	8 January 1975	28 November 1974
HUNGARY	Signature	6 November 1990
HUNGARY	Ratification	5 November 1992	5 November 1992
ICELAND	Signature	16 November 1967
ICELAND	Reservation	16 November 1967
ICELAND	Ratification	16 November 1967	21 September 1970
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	6 May 1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Reservation	6 May 1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	12 September 1963	21 September 1970
ITALY	Signature	6 May 1963
ITALY	Reservation	6 May 1963
ITALY	Ratification	3 April 1967	21 September 1970
LATVIA	Signature	10 February 1995
LATVIA	Ratification	27 June 1997	27 June 1997
LIECHTENSTEIN	Signature	23 November 1978
LIECHTENSTEIN	Reservation	23 November 1978
LIECHTENSTEIN	Ratification	8 September 1982	8 September 1982
LITHUANIA	Signature	14 May 1993
LITHUANIA	Ratification	20 June 1995	20 June 1995
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	6 May 1963
LUXEMBOURG	Reservation	6 May 1963
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	27 October 1965	21 September 1970
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Signature	9 November 1995
MALTA	Signature	12 December 1966
MALTA	Reservation	12 December 1966
MALTA	Ratification	23 January 1967	21 September 1970
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Signature	13 July 1995
Netherlands Antilles
NETHERLANDS THE
NORWAY	Signature	6 May 1964
NORWAY	Reservation	6 May 1964
NORWAY	Ratification	12 June 1964	21 September 1970
POLAND	Signature	26 November 1991
POLAND	Ratification	19 January 1993	19 January 1993
PORTUGAL	Signature	27 January 1977
PORTUGAL	Reservation	27 January 1977
PORTUGAL	Ratification	9 November 1978	9 November 1978
ROMANIA	Signature	7 October 1993
ROMANIA	Ratification	20 June 1994	20 June 1994
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Signature	28 February 1996
SAN MARINO	Signature	1 March 1989
SAN MARINO	Reservation	1 March 1989
SAN MARINO	Ratification	22 March 1989	22 March 1989
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Signature	21 February 1991
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Ratification	18 March 1992	1 June 1993
SLOVENIA	Signature	14 May 1993
SLOVENIA	Ratification	28 June 1994	28 June 1994
SLOVENIA	Declaration	28 June 1994
SPAIN	Signature	23 February 1978
SPAIN	Reservation	23 February 1978
SPAIN	Ratification	6 April 1982	6 April 1982
Surinam	Extension	11 October 1966	21 September 1970
SWITZERLAND	Signature	21 December 1972
SWITZERLAND	Reservation	21 December 1972
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	28 November 1974	28 November 1974
TURKEY	Signature	6 May 1963
TURKEY	Reservation	6 May 1963
TURKEY	Ratification	25 March 1968	21 September 1970
UKRAINE	Signature	9 November 1995
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	6 May 1963	21 September 1970

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/710/0: 0
2. Treaty Series 104/1970: Cmnd 4551||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1970-TS0104.pdf
3. Miscellaneous Series 012/1962: Cmnd 2126