France ratifies Protocol No. 16 to the ECHR triggering its entry into force

Protocol No. 16 to the Convention will allow the highest courts and tribunals of a State Party to request the Court to give advisory opinions on questions of principle relating to the interpretation or application of the rights and freedoms defined in the Convention or the protocols thereto.

 

This protocol will come into force on 1 August 2018, solely in respect of the States which have signed and ratified it.