Foreword The The Committee Committee of of Ministers Ministers of of the the Council Council of of Europe Europe by by a a Re Re solution of 6th February I958, authorised the publication of a solution of 6th February I958, authorised the publication of a Yearbook Yearbook of of the the European European Convention Convention on on Human Human Rights. Rights. The The present present Volume Volume of of the the Yearbook Yearbook is is the the third third in in the the series. series. The The Yearbook, Yearbook, being being prepared prepared by by the the Directorate Directorate of of Human Human Rights of the Council of Europe, does not involve the responsibility Rights of the Council of Europe, does not involve the responsibility either either of of the the European European Commission Commission or or of of the the European European Court Court of of Human Human Rights. Rights. In In particular, particular, the the summaries summaries of of the the decisions decisions of of the Commission cannot be quoted against the actual texts of these the Commission cannot be quoted against the actual texts of these decisions. decisions."

The Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights, edited by staff of the Council of Europe, is an indispensable record of the development and impact of the world's oldest binding international human rights treaty. It reviews the implementation of the Convention both by the European Court of Human Rights and in national legislation and practice. The Yearbook includes: Full text of any new protocols to the Convention as they are opened for signature, together with the state of signatures and ratifications. Full listing of Court judgments; judgments broken down by subject-matter; and extensive summaries of key judgments handed down by the Court during the year. Selected human rights (DH) resolutions adopted as part of the Committee of Ministers' work supervising the execution of the Court's judgments. Enquiries by the Secretary General carried out under Article 52 of the Convention. Other work of the Council of Europe connected with the European Convention on Human Rights, carried out by the Committee of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly, and the Directorate General of Human Rights. A summary survey of the implementation in certain member states of the Convention in the form of both legislation and case-law. Bibliographic information from the library of the European Court of Human Rights. The Yearbook is published in an English-French bilingual edition.

This volume of the "Yearbook of the European Convention on Human" "Rights," prepared by the Directorate of Human Rights of the Council of Europe relates to 1996. Its presentation follows that of previous volumes. Part one contains basic texts and information of a general nature; part two deals with the European Commission of Human Rights; part three with the European Court of Human Rights; part four with the Resolutions of the Committee of Ministers; and parts five and six with the other work of the Council of Europe in the field of human rights, the situation in the Member States, and developments within the European Communities. A Bibliography and Index are included.
Ce volume de l'"Annuaire de la Convention europienne des Droits" "de l'Homme," pripari par la Direction des Droits de l'Homme du Conseil de l'Europe, concerne l'annie 1996. La premihre partie contient des textes fondamentaux; la deuxihme partie contient les rapports de la Commission europienne des Droits de l'Homme; la troisihme partie donne des informations sur la Cour europienne des Droits de l'Homme; la quatrihme partie contient des Risolutions du Comiti des Ministres; et les cinquihme et sixihme parties regroupent toutes les autres activitis concernant la Convention dans le cadre du Conseil de l'Europe et comprennent des informations sur les dibats devant les parlements nationaux et sur les diveloppements au sein des Communautis europiennes concernant la protection des droits de l'homme. Le volume se termine avec une bibliographie et une index alphabitique.