Liechtenstein

Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification, deposited on 8 September 1982 - Or. Fr. - and modified with a declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative, on 23 May 1991, registered at the Secretariat General on 24 May 1991, concerning the Liechtenstein laws

In accordance with Article 64 of the Convention [Article 57 since the entry into force of the Protocol No 11], the Principality of Liechtenstein makes the reservation that the principle that hearings must be held and judgments pronounced in public, as laid down in Article 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention, shall apply only within the limits deriving from the principles at present embodied in the following Liechtenstein laws:

- Act of 10 December 1912 on civil procedure, LGBl. 1912 No. 9/1

- Act of 10 December 1912 on the exercise of jurisdiction and the competence of the courts in civil cases, LGBl. 1912 No. 9/2

- Code of Criminal Procedure of 18 October 1988, LGBl. 1988 No. 62

- Act of 21 April 1922 on non-contentious procedure, LGBl. 1922 No. 19

- Act of 21 April 1922 on national administrative justice, LGBl. 1922 No. 24

- Act of 5 November 1925 on the Supreme Court (``Haute Cour''), LGBl. 1925 No. 8

- Act of 30 January 1961 on national and municipal taxes, LGBl. 1961 No. 7

- Act of 13 November 1974 on the acquisition of immovable property, LGBl. 1975 No. 5.

The statutory provisions of criminal procedure relating to juvenile delinquency, as contained in the Act on Criminal Procedure in Matters of Juvenile Delinquency of 20 May 1987, LGBl. 1988 No. 39.

Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification, deposited on 8 September 1982 - Or. Fr.

In accordance with Article 64 of the Convention [Article 57 since the entry into force of the Protocol No 11], the Principality of Liechtenstein makes the reservation that the right to respect for family life, as guaranteed by Article 8 of the Convention, shall be exercised, with regard to aliens, in accordance with the principles at present embodied in the Ordinance of 9 September 1980 (LGBl. 1980 No. 66).

Declarations concerning article 3:

“The Principality of Liechtenstein declares that it does not interpret the provisions of article 3 of the Covenant as constituting an impediment to the constitutional rules on the hereditary succession to the throne of the Reigning Prince.”

Reservation concerning article 14 (1):

“The Principality of Liechtenstein reserves the right to apply the provisions of article 14, paragraph 1 of the Covenant, concerning the principle that hearings must be held and judgments pronounced in public, only within the limits deriving from the principles at present embodied in the Liechtenstein legislation on legal proceedings.”

Reservation concerning article 17 (1):

“The Principality of Liechtenstein makes the reservation that the right to respect for family life, as guaranteed by article 17, paragraph 1 of the Covenant, shall be exercised, with regard to aliens, in accordance with the principles at present embodied in the legislation on aliens.”

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Reservation concerning article 26:

“The Principality of Liechtenstein reserves the right to guarantee the rights contained in article 26 of the Covenant concerning the equality of all persons before the law and their entitlement without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law only in connection with other rights contained in the present Covenant.”