ARTICLE 2
Right to education
No person shall be denied the right to education. In the exercise
of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and to
teaching, the State shall respect the right of parents to ensure such
education and teaching in conformity with their own religious and
philosophical convictions.
ARTICLE 3
Right to free elections
The High Contracting Parties undertake to hold free elections at
reasonable intervals by secret ballot, under conditions which will
ensure the free expression of the opinion of the people in the
choice of the legislature.
ARTICLE 4
Territorial application
Any High Contracting Party may at the time of signature or
ratification or at any time thereafter communicate to the Secretary
General of the Council of Europe a declaration stating the extent
to which it undertakes that the provisions of the present Protocol
shall apply to such of the territories for the international relations
of which it is responsible as are named therein.
Any High Contracting Party which has communicated a
declaration in virtue of the preceding paragraph may from time to
time communicate a further declaration modifying the terms of any
former declaration or terminating the application of the provisions
of this Protocol in respect of any territory.
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A declaration made in accordance with this Article shall be
deemed to have been made in accordance with paragraph 1 of
Article 56 of the Convention.
ARTICLE 5
Relationship to the Convention
As between the High Contracting Parties the provisions of
Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Protocol shall be regarded as
additional Articles to the Convention and all the provisions of the
Convention shall apply accordingly.
ARTICLE 6
Signature and ratification
This Protocol shall be open for signature by the members of the
Council of Europe, who are the signatories of the Convention;
it shall be ratified at the same time as or after the ratification
of the Convention. It shall enter into force after the deposit of
ten instruments of ratification. As regards any signatory ratifying
subsequently, the Protocol shall enter into force at the date of the
deposit of its instrument of ratification.
The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary
General of the Council of Europe, who will notify all members of
the names of those who have ratified.
20th day of march 1952, in English and
French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which
shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe.
The Secretary General shall transmit certified copies to each of the
signatory governments.
done at paris on the
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