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The European Convention Articles

Article 5.1: Liberty and Security of Person

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Overview

Recall questions on the right guaranteed, what it protects against, the limits of security of person and whether the right is absolute.

What you need to know

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Key term

What fundamental right does Article 5.1 of the ECHR guarantee to everyone?

Key term

Does 'security of person' under Article 5.1 provide a general right to personal safety?

Key term

How do the effects of a measure help determine whether Article 5.1 is engaged?

Questions from this subtopic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What fundamental right does Article 5.1 of the ECHR guarantee to everyone?

    Model answer

    The right to liberty and security of person.

  2. 2

    What does the right to liberty under Article 5.1 specifically protect against?

    Model answer

    Arbitrary deprivation of physical liberty by the state.

  3. 3

    Does 'security of person' under Article 5.1 provide a general right to personal safety?

    Model answer

    No, security of person means protection against arbitrary interference with physical liberty, not a general right to personal safety.

  4. 4

    Is Article 5.1 an absolute, limited or qualified right?

    Model answer

    It is a limited right, meaning deprivation of liberty is permitted only in circumstances exhaustively listed in Article 5.1(a)-(f).

  5. 5

    Why is the list of permitted grounds for deprivation of liberty in Article 5.1(a)-(f) significant?

    Model answer

    Because the list is exhaustive, meaning deprivation of liberty is only permitted in those specific circumstances and no others.

  6. 6

    Beyond conforming to national law, what additional procedural requirement must any deprivation of liberty satisfy under Article 5.1?

    Model answer

    It must be in accordance with a procedure prescribed by law.

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