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Elements of Practices of the Baltic States in International Law: 2001

Elements of Practices of the Baltic States in International Law: 2001 Contents 1. Council of Europe 2. Human Rights Committee at the United Nations 1. Council of Europe The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the Convention) and its Protocols Nos. 1, 4 and 7 entered into force with respect to Latvia on 27 June 1997 marking the date when the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) acquired the competence to receive and examine individual applications alleging violations of Convention or its Protocols by Latvia. Subsequently, Protocol No. 6 concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty entered into force on 1 June 1999. On 4 November 2000, Latvia was one of the first States to sign the new Convention's Protocol No. 12, which broadens, in a general fashion, the field of application of Article 14 of the Convention (non-discrimination). As the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Latvia stated on 3 November 2000 at the Rome Conference: [T]he 12�h Protocol is a significant step towards ensuring a more effective protection ... This is an important development in human rights law since individuals will be granted a possibility to turn to a court of intemational level for adjudicating discrimination issues arising out of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Baltic Yearbook of International Law Online Brill

Elements of Practices of the Baltic States in International Law: 2001

Baltic Yearbook of International Law Online , Volume 2 (1): 6 – Jan 1, 2002

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Abstract

Contents 1. Council of Europe 2. Human Rights Committee at the United Nations 1. Council of Europe The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the Convention) and its Protocols Nos. 1, 4 and 7 entered into force with respect to Latvia on 27 June 1997 marking the date when the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) acquired the competence to receive and examine individual applications alleging violations of Convention or its Protocols by Latvia. Subsequently, Protocol No. 6 concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty entered into force on 1 June 1999. On 4 November 2000, Latvia was one of the first States to sign the new Convention's Protocol No. 12, which broadens, in a general fashion, the field of application of Article 14 of the Convention (non-discrimination). As the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Latvia stated on 3 November 2000 at the Rome Conference: [T]he 12�h Protocol is a significant step towards ensuring a more effective protection ... This is an important development in human rights law since individuals will be granted a possibility to turn to a court of intemational level for adjudicating discrimination issues arising out of

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Published: Jan 1, 2002

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