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Chapter 3: The Right to Freedom of Conscience, Thought, Belief and Religion

Chapter 3: The Right to Freedom of Conscience, Thought, Belief and Religion

pp. 53-80
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Extract

This chapter discusses political rights – including the right to vote, the right to be elected, and the right to petition – as they are protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, other Council of Europe instruments, in EU law and in international instruments. In the final section, a short comparison between the different instruments is made

Keywords

  • right to vote
  • democracy
  • elections
  • active suffrage
  • passive suffrage
  • legislative power
  • right to petition
  • citizens initiatives
  • parliament

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