Civil and political rights guarantee the classical human rights and fundamental freedoms. These can be divided into the following categories:
- Right to the protection of personal integrity:
Right to life; prohibition of slavery and forced labor; right to personal freedom and safety; right to protection of privacy; right to legal capacity; prohibition of imprisonment for debt; prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; right to humane treatment during imprisonment
- Right to liberty:
Freedom of movement and residence; prohibition of arbitrary expulsion of foreign nationals; freedom of thought, conscience, and region; freedom of expression and information; freedom of assembly; freedom of association and trade unions
- Right to due process of law:
Right to equal treatment before the courts; right to fair and public adjudication of criminal charges and civil claims by an independent and impartial court with jurisdiction established by law; specific rights of the accused in criminal proceedings; prohibition of retroactive application of criminal law
- Political rights:
Right to direct or indirect participation in the shaping of public affairs and in universal, equal, and secret elections; right to equal access to public authorities
At the global level, these rights are guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The State Parties to the ICCPR are obligated to respect and guarantee these rights for all persons present on their territory and subject to their sovereign authority, without any discrimination. Moreover, State Parties are required to create effective domestic mechanisms for legal protection. Liechtenstein has been a party to the ICCPR since 1999. It has also ratified both protocols to the Covenant, guaranteeing the abolition of the death penalty and the lodging of individual complaints.
At the European level, these rights are enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Liechtenstein has been a State Party to the ECHR since 1982 and has made itself subject to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. So far, the Court has found Liechtenstein liable for breaches of the rights guaranteed by the ECHR in three cases. The necessary practical and legal measures to remedy these grievances have been taken and the judgments have been implemented.
Further information
Related links
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (German
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- European Convention on Human Rights (German )
- European Court of Human Rights (English )
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