The EU Accession to the ECHR

Now available in paperback! Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) provides that the EU will accede to the system of human rights protection of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Protocol No 9 in the Treaty of Lisbon opens the way for accession. This represents a major change in the relationship between two organisations that have co-operated closely in the past. The accession of the EU to the ECHR is expected to put an end to the informal dialogue-and allegedly also compet…