Territorial scope of European Convention on Human Rights

This table illustrates the extent to which the substantive provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols are ratified (and therefore in force) for territories under the control of the members of the Council of Europe

Member States and
Sovereign Territories
Extent of
ECHR
Right of petition to ECtHRProtocol 1 (Rights to property, education and elections)Protocol 4 (Civil imprisonment, freedom of movement, expulsion)Protocol 6 (Prohibition of death penalty in peacetime)Protocol 7 (Fair trial rights, spousal equality)Protocol 12 (Right of non-discrimination)Protocol 13 (Prohibition of death penalty in all circumstances)
 Albania Full Yes With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[1]
 Andorra With Reservations Yes No No Yes No No Yes
 Armenia With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
 Austria With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations Yes Yes No Yes
 Azerbaijan, except: With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
- Nagorno-Karabakh With Reservations (through Armenia[2]) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
 Belgium Full Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Bulgaria Full Yes With Reservations Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Croatia With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Cyprus, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus area Full (through Turkey[2]) Yes With Reservations No Yes No No Yes
- UN Buffer Zone No No No No No No No No
 Czech Republic With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Denmark Full Yes Yes Yes Yes With Reservations No Yes
-  Faroe Islands Full Yes Yes Yes Yes With Reservations No Yes
-  Greenland Full Yes Yes Yes Yes With Reservations No No
 Estonia With Reservations Yes With Reservations Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Finland With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 France, except: With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes With Reservations No No
- Clipperton Island With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- Guadeloupe With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- French Guiana With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- French Polynesia With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- French Southern Territories With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- Martinique With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- Mayotte With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- New Caledonia With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- Réunion With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
- Wallis and Futana With Reservations Yes With Reservations With Reservations No With Reservations No No
 Georgia, except: Full Yes With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Abkhazia With Reservations (through Russia[2]) Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
- South Ossetia With Reservations (through Russia[2]) Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
 Germany With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
 Greece Full Yes With Reservations No Yes Yes No Yes
 Hungary Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Iceland Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Ireland With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Italy Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Latvia Full Yes With Reservations With Reservations Yes Yes No No
 Liechtenstein With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Lithuania With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Luxembourg Full Yes With Reservations Yes Yes With Reservations No Yes
Macedonia Full Yes With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Malta With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Moldova, except: With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
- Transnistria With Reservations (through Russia[2]) Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
 Monaco With Reservations Yes No With Reservations Yes Yes No Yes
 Netherlands (European part) Full Yes Yes With Reservations[3] Yes No Yes Yes
-  Aruba Full Yes Yes With Reservations Yes No Yes Yes
-  Curaçao Full Yes Yes With Reservations Yes No Yes Yes
-  Sint Maarten Full Yes Yes With Reservations Yes No Yes Yes
-  Caribbean Netherlands Full Yes Yes With Reservations Yes No Yes Yes
 Norway, except: With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
- Bouvet Island No No No No No No No No
- Peter I Island No No No No No No No No
 Poland Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
 Portugal With Reservations Yes With Reservations Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Romania With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Russia With Reservations Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
San Marino With Reservations Yes With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Serbia With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Kosovo No No No No No No No No
 Slovakia With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Slovenia Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
 Spain With Reservations Yes With Reservations No Yes No No No
 Sweden Full Yes With Reservations Yes Yes Yes No Yes
  Switzerland Full Yes No No Yes With Reservations No Yes
 Turkey Full Yes With Reservations No Yes No No Yes
 Ukraine With Reservations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 United Kingdom, except: Full Yes With Reservations No Yes No No Yes
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas) (Cyprus) Full Yes No No Yes No No Yes
- Anguilla Full Temporary (Until 14 January 2011) With Reservations No Yes No No Yes
- Bermuda Full Temporary (Until 14 January 2011) No No Yes No No Yes
- British Antarctic Territory No No No No No No No No
- British Indian Ocean Territory No No No No No No No No
- British Virgin Islands Full No No No No No No No
- Cayman Islands Full Yes With Reservations No No No No No
-  Falkland Islands Full Yes No No Yes No No Yes
-  Gibraltar Full Yes With Reservations No Yes No No Yes
- Guernsey Full With Reservations No No Yes No No Yes
- Jersey Full Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes
- Isle of Man Full Yes With Reservations No Yes No No Yes
-  Montserrat Full Temporary (Until 14 January 2011) With Reservations No Yes No No Yes
- Pitcairn Island No No No No No No No No
-  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha Full Temporary (Until 14 January 2011) With Reservations No Yes No No Yes
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Full Yes No No Yes No No Yes
- Turks and Caicos Islands Full Temporary (Until 14 January 2011) With Reservations No Yes No No Yes

References

  1. According to the Law No. 9639 of November 9, 2006, with the title "For the ratification of the protocol No. 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms with regard to the removal of death penalty in all circumstances". No reserves were made regarding this Protocol, and it has binding force in all circumstances, according to the Article 1 of the Albanian law. Published in the Official Gazette which can be found online at http://qbz.gov.al/botime/fletore_zyrtare/2006/PDF-2006/127-2006.pdf
  2. As occupying power
  3. "Vierde Protocol bij het Verdrag tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden, tot het waarborgen van bepaalde rechten en vrijheden die niet reeds in het Verdrag en in het eerste Protocol daarbij zijn opgenomen". Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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