A summary of Convention rights

The full text of the articles and protocols which guarantee Convention rights within the terms of the HRA is set out in Appendix 1 (see pp. 242–247), but may be summarised as follows:

art. 2	the right to life;
art. 3	prohibition of torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
art. 4	prohibition of slavery and forced labour;
art. 5	the right to liberty and security of the person;
art. 6	the right to a fair trial;
art. 7	freedom from the imposition of retrospective criminal liability and punishment;
art. 8	the right to respect for private and family life;
art. 9	freedom of religion;
art. 10	freedom of expression;
art. 11	freedom of assembly and association;
art. 12	the right to marry and found a family;
art. 14	prohibition of discrimination in enjoyment of rights under the Convention.

First Protocol

art. 1	the right to property;
art. 2	the right to education;
art. 3	the right to free elections.

Sixth Protocol

arts 1 & 2

prohibition of the death penalty.

Section 1(2) makes the operation of these articles subject to derogations and reservations. Schedule 3 contains derogations relating to terrorist activity and a reservation relating to preserving efficient instruction and training, and avoiding unreasonable public expenditure when seeking to satisfy the right of parents to ensure that their children are educated ‘in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions’.

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Source: Askey Simon, McLeod Ian. Studying Law. Macmillan Education,2014. — 239 p.. 2014

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