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.