Right to free elections in the European Convention on Human Rights ; Derecho a elecciones libres en la Convención Europea de Derechos Humanos ; Droit aux élections libres dans la convention européenne des droits de l'homme

Abstract

The European Convention on Human Rights is an international treaty signed by the forty-seven States of the Council of Europe to protect human rights and establish the right to individual petition that can be lodged with the European Court of Human Rights. The right to free elections is enshrined in Article 3 of Protocol no. 1 of the Convention. This right has two aspects. Firstly, it has an institutional aspect: the obligation to hold free elections at reasonable intervals by secret ballot in conditions which ensure the free expression of the opinion of the people on the choice of the legislature; Secondly, it has a subjective aspect: the right to vote and to stand for election. The Court recognizes a wide margin of appreciation in the field of right to free elections. From 1951 to 2017, there were 204 cases of violation of Article 3 of Protocol no. 1. The Court most frequently criticized the deprivation of the right to vote of entire groups of people. In 2015, the Court found a violation of the voting rights of 1,015 prisoners.The article was inspired by the European case law on political rights and reflects principles established under that case law. It was supplemented by quotes from Polish, French, English, and German academics. ; La Convención Europea de Derechos Humanos es un tratado internacional firmado por los cuarenta y siete Estados del Consejo de Europa para proteger los derechos humanos y establecer el derecho de petición individual que se puede presentar ante el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos. El derecho a elecciones libres está consagrado en el Artículo 3 del Protocolo no. 1 de la Convención. Este derecho tiene dos aspectos: en primer lugar, tiene un aspecto institucional; la obligación de celebrar elecciones libres en los Estados Unidos de América. En segundo lugar, tiene un aspecto subjetivo; el derecho a votar y presentarse a las elecciones. La Corte reconoce un amplio margen de apreciación en el campo del derecho a elecciones libres. De 1951 a 2017, hubo 204 casos de violación al ...