The governments signatory hereto, being members of the Council of Europe,
Being resolved to take steps to ensure the collective enforcement of certain
rights and freedoms other than those already included in Section I of the
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
signed at Rome on 4 November 1950 (hereinafter referred to as "the
Convention"),
Have agreed as follows:
Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his
possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public
interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general
principles of international law.
The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a
State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of
property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of
taxes or other contributions or penalties.
No person shall be denied the right to education. In the exercise of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and to teaching, the State shall respect the right of parents to ensure such education and teaching in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions.
The High Contracting Parties undertake to hold free elections at reasonable intervals by secret ballot, under conditions which will ensure the free expression of the opinion of the people in the choice of the legislature.
Any High Contracting Party may at the time of signature or ratification or
at any time thereafter communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of
Europe a declaration stating the extent to which it undertakes that the
provisions of the present Protocol shall apply to such of the territories for
the international relations of which it is responsible as are named therein.
Any High Contracting Party which has communicated a declaration in virtue of
the preceding paragraph may from time to time communicate a further
declaration modifying the terms of any former declaration or terminating the
application of the provisions of this Protocol in respect of any territory.
A declaration made in accordance with this article shall be deemed to have
been made in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 56 of the Convention.
As between the High Contracting Parties the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Protocol shall be regarded as additional articles to the Convention and all the provisions of the Convention shall apply accordingly.
This Protocol shall be open for signature by the members of the Council of Europe, who are the signatories of the Convention; it shall be ratified at the same time as or after the ratification of the Convention. It shall enter into force after the deposit of ten instruments of ratification. As regards any signatory ratifying subsequently, the Protocol shall enter into force at the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification.
The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary
General of the Council of Europe, who will notify all members of the names of
those who have ratified.
Done at Paris on the 20th day of March 1952, in English and French, both texts
being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the
archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General shall transmit
certified copies to each of the signatory governments.