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Razglašam zakon o ratifikaciji Evropskega sporazuma, ki se nanaša na osebe, udeležene v postopkih pred Evropsko komisijo in Sodiščem za človekove pravice, ki ga je sprejel Državni zbor Republike Slovenije na seji dne 25. januarja 1994.

Ratificira se Evropski sporazum, ki se nanaša na osebe, udeležene v postopkih pred Evropsko komisijo in Sodiščem za človekove pravice, z dne 6. maja 1969.

Sporazum se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku in prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasi:

The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto,
Having regard to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, signed at Rome on 4th November 1950 (hereinafter referred to as »the Convention«);
Considering that it is expedient for the better fulfillment of the purposes of the Convention that persons taking part in proceedings before the European Commission of Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as »the Commission«) or the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as »the Court«) shall be accorded certain immunities and facilities;
Desiring to conclude an Agreement for this purpose,
Have agreed as follows:

1. The persons to whom this Agreement applies are:
(a) agents of the Contracting Parties and advisers and advocates assisting them;
(b) persons taking part in proceedings instituted before the Commission under Article 25 of the Convention, whether in their own name or as representatives of one of the applicants enumerated in the said Article 25;
(c) barristers, solicitors or professors of law, taking part in proceedings in order to assist one of the persons enumerated in sub-paragraph (b) above;
(d) persons chosen by the delegates of the Commission to assist them in proceedings before the Court;
(e) witnesses, experts and other persons called upon by the Commission or the Court to take part in proceedings before the Commission or the Court.
2. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms »Commission« and »Court« shall include a Sub-Commission or Chamber, or members of either body carrying out their duties under the terms of the Convention or of the rules of the Commission or of the Court, as the case may be; and the term »taking part in proceedings« shall include making communications with a view to a complaint against a State which has recognized the right of individual petition under Article 25 of the Convention.
3. If, in the course of the exercise by the Committee of Ministers of its functions under. Article 32 of the Convention, any person mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article is called upon to appear before, or to submit written statements to the Committee of Ministers, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply in relation to him.

1. The persons referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Agreement shall have immunity from legal process in respect of oral or written statements made, or documents or other evidence submitted by them before or to the Commission or the Court.
2. This immunity does not apply to the communication, outside the Commission or the Court, by or on behalf of any person entitled to immunity under the preceding paragraph, of any such statements, documents or evidence or any part thereof submitted by that person to the Commission or the Court.

1. The Contracting Parties shall respect the right of the persons referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Agreement to correspond freely with the Commission and the Court.
2. As regards persons under detention, the exercise of this right shall in particular imply that:
(a) if their correspondence is examined by the competent authorities, its dispatch and delivery shall nevertheless take place without undue delay and without alteration;
(b) such persons shall not be subject to disciplinary measures in any form on account of any communication sent through the proper channels to the Commission or the Court;
(c) such persons shall have the right to correspond, and consult out of hearing of other persons, with a lawyer qualified to appear before the courts of the country where they are detained in regard to an application to the Commission, or any proceedings resulting there from.
3. In application of the preceding paragraphs, there shall be no interference by a public authority except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, for the detection or prosecution of a criminal offence or for the protection of health.

1. (a) The Contracting Parties undertake not to hinder the free movement and travel, for the purpose of attending and returning from proceedings before the Commission or the Court, of persons referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Agreement whose presence has in advance, been authorized by the Commission or the Court.
(b) No restrictions shall be placed on their movement and travel other than such as are in accordance with the law and necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, for the maintenance of ordre public, for the prevention of crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
2. (a) Such persons shall not, in countries of transit and in the country where the proceedings take place, be prosecuted or detained or be subjected to any other restriction of their personal liberty in respect of acts or convictions prior to the commencement of the journey.
(b) Any Contracting Party may at the time of signature or ratification of this Agreement declare that the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to its own nationals. Such a declaration may be withdrawn at any time by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
3. The Contracting Parties undertake to re-admit on his return to their territory any such person who commenced his journey in the said territory.
4. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall cease to apply when the person concerned has had for a period of 15 consecutive days from the date when his presence is no longer required by the Commission or the Court the opportunity of returning to the country from which his journey commenced.
5. Where there is any conflict between the obligations of a Contracting Party resulting from paragraph 2 of this Article and those resulting from a Council of Europe Convention or from an extradition treaty or other treaty concerning mutual assistance in criminal matters with other Contracting Parties, the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall prevail.

1. Immunities and facilities are accorded to the persons referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Agreement solely in order to ensure for them the freedom of speech and the independence necessary for the discharge of their functions, tasks or duties, or the exercise of their rights in relation to the Commission and the Court.
2. (a) The Commission or the Court, as the case my be, shall alone be competent to waive, in whole or in part, the immunity provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 2 of this Agreement; they have not only the right but the duty to waive immunity in any case where, in their opinion, such immunity would impede the course of justice and waiver in whole or in part would not prejudice the purpose defined in paragraph 1 of this Article.
(b) The immunity may be waived by the Commission or by the Court, either ex officio or at the request, addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, of any Contracting Party or of any person concerned.
(c) Decisions waiving immunity or refusing the waiver shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons.
3. If a Contracting Party certifies that waiver of the immunity provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 2 of this Agreement is necessary for the purpose of proceedings in respect of an offence against national security, the Commission or the Court shall waive immunity to the extent specified in the certificate.
4. In the event of the discovery of a fact which might, by its nature, have a decisive influence and which at the time of the decision refusing waiver of immunity was unknown to the author of the request, the latter may make a new request to the Commission or the Court.

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as limiting or derogating from any of the obligations assumed by the Contracting Parties under the Convention.

1. This Agreement shall be open to signature by the member States of the Council of Europe, who may become Parties to it either by:
(a) signature without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance, or
(b) signature with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance, followed by ratification or acceptance.
2. Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

1. This Agreement shall enter into force one month after the date on which five member States of the Council shall have become Parties to the Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7.
2. As regards any member States who shall subsequently sign the Agreement without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance or who shall ratify or accept it. the Agreement shall enter into force one month after the date of such signature or after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification or acceptance.

1. Any Contracting Party may at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification or acceptance, specify the territory or territories to which, this Agreement shall apply.
2. Any Contracting Party may, when depositing its instrument of ratification or acceptance or at any later date, by declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend this Agreement to any other territory or territories specified in the declaration and for whose international relations it is responsible or on whose behalf it is authorized to give undertakings.
3. Any declaration made in pursuance of the preceding paragraph may, in respect of any territory mentioned in such declaration, be withdrawn according to the procedure laid down in Article 10 of this Agreement.

1. This Agreement shall remain in force indefinitely.
2. Any Contracting Party may, insofar as it is concerned, denounce this Agreement by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
3. Such denunciation shall take effect six months after the date of receipt by the Secretary General of such notification. Such a denunciation shall not have the effect to releasing the Contracting Parties concerned from any obligation which may have arisen under this Agreement in relation to any person referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 1.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of:
(a) any signature without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance;
(b) any signature with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance;
(c) the deposit of any instrument of ratification or acceptance;
(d) any date of entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Article 8 thereof;
(e) any declaration received in pursuance of the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 4 and of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 9;
(f) any notification of withdrawal of a declaration in pursuance of the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 2 and any notification received in pursuance of the provisions of Article 10 and the date on which any denunciation takes effect.
In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Agreement.
Done at London, this 6th day. of May 1969, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authoritative, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each of the signatory States.

Države članice Sveta Evrope, podpisnice tega sporazuma, so se glede na Konvencijo o varstvu človekovih pravic in temeljnih svoboščin, podpisano v Rimu 4. novembra 1950 (v nadaljnjem besedilu Konvencija), ob upoštevanju in da bi bolje zagotovili uresničevanje ciljev Konvencije, da morajo osebe, udeležene v postopkih pred Evropsko komisijo za človekove pravice (v nadaljnjem besedilu komisija) ali pred Evropskim sodiščem za človekove pravice (v nadaljnjem besedilu sodišče), pridobiti določene imunitete in ugodnosti in v želji, da se zaradi tega sklene poseben sporazum, dogovorile o naslednjem:

1. Ta sporazum se nanaša na naslednje osebe:
(a) predstavnike pogodbenic ter njihove svetovalce in odvetnike, ki jim pomagajo;
(b) vsakogar, ki je na podlagi 25. člena Konvencije udeležen v postopku pred komisijo bodisi v svojem imenu bodisi kot predstavnik enega od pritožnikov, naštetih v omenjenem 25. členu;
(c) odvetnike ali profesorje prava, ki se udeležujejo postopka, ker dajejo pravno pomoč eni od oseb, naštetih v odstavku (b),
(d) osebe, ki so jih pooblaščenci komisije izbrali, da bi jim dajale strokovno pomoč v postopku pred sodiščem;
(e) priče; izvedence ter druge osebe, ki sta jih komisija ali sodišče pozvala; da se udeležujejo postopka pred komisijo ali sodiščem.
2. Po tem sporazumu izraza "komisija" in "sodišče" pomenita tudi podkomisijo, senat ali člane teh dveh organov, ki opravljajo funkcije v skladu s Konvencijo ali predpisi komisije oziroma sodišča; izraz "udeleževati se postopka" vključuje tudi vsakršno predhodno sporočilo o vložitvi pritožbe proti neki državi, ki je priznala pravico do pritožbe v skladu s 25. členom Konvencije.
3. Če se katerakoli oseba, navedena v prvem odstavku tega člena, medtem ko Odbor ministrov opravlja funkcije v skladu z 32. členom Konvencije, pozove, da pride pred Odbor ministrov ali mu da pisne izjave, veljajo določbe tega sporazuma tudi za to osebo.

1. Osebe, omenjene v prvem odstavku 1. člena tega sporazuma, uživajo procesno imuniteto glede svojih ustnih ali pisnih izjav komisiji ali sodišču, kot tudi glede dokumentov in drugih dokazov, ki jih le-tema izročijo.
2. Ta imuniteta pa ne velja za vsa obvestila, v celoti ali delna, ki bi jih izven komisije ali sodišča dala oseba, ki uživa imuniteto v skladu s prejšnjim odstavkom ali pa kdo drug v njenem imenu za izjave, ki so podane komisiji ali sodišču ali dokaze, ki so jima predloženi.

1. Pogodbenice bodo spoštovale pravico oseb, omenjenih v prvem odstavku 1. člena tega sporazuma, da si svobodno dopisujejo s komisijo in s sodiščem.
2. Za osebe v priporu uresničevanje te pravice pomeni predvsem:
(a) da se njihove pisemske pošiljke, če so pod nadzorom pristojnih organov, dostavljajo in se jim izročajo brez nedopustne zamude in brez sprememb;
(b) da proti takim osebam ne bodo uvedli nobenega disciplinskega ukrepa v kakršnikoli obliki zaradi tega, ker so komisiji ali sodišču po pravilni poti predale neko sporočilo;
(c) take osebe imajo pravico dopisovati si s svojim odvetnikom, ki je usposobljen, da lahko nastopa na sodišču države, v kateri so priprte, ali se z njim posvetovati v zvezi s prošnjo, naslovljeno na komisijo, ali vsakim postopkom, ki iz nje izhaja, ne da bi jih kdorkoli drug slišal.
3. Na podlagi predhodnih odstavkov bodo javni organi lahko posredovali le, če bo to posredovanje v skladu z zakonom in da predstavlja ukrep, ki je v demokratični družbi potreben zaradi nacionalne varnosti, preiskave ali pregona kaznivega dejanja ali zaradi zaščite zdravja.

1. (a) Pogodbenice se zavezujejo, da osebam, omenjenim v prvem odstavku 1. člena tega sporazuma, katerim je komisija ali sodišče predhodno dovolilo navzočnost, ne bodo ovirale prostega gibanja in potovanja zaradi udeležbe v postopku pred komisijo ali sodiščem in ob vrnitvi.
(b) Njihovo gibanje in potovanje bosta lahko omejena le, če bo ta omejitev predvidena v skladu z zakonom in bo to ukrep, ki je v demokratični družbi potreben zaradi nacionalne oziroma javne varnosti, ohranjanja javnega reda, preprečevanja kaznivih dejanj, varovanja zdravja in morale ali varstva pravic in svoboščin drugih.
2. (a) V tranzitnih državah in v državi, v kateri poteka postopek, se teh oseb ne sme preganjati, pripreti ali se jim omejiti osebna svoboda zaradi dejanj ali obsodb, do katerih je prišlo pred pričetkom potovanja.
(b) Vsaka pogodbenica lahko ob podpisu ali ratifikaciji tega sporazuma izjavi, da določbe tega odstavka ne bodo veljale za njene lastne državljane. Takšno izjavo je mogoče v vsakem trenutku umakniti z uradnim obvestilom, poslanim Generalnemu sekretarju Sveta Evrope.
3. Pogodbenice se zavezujejo, da bodo tem osebam, katerih potovanje se je začelo na ozemlju teh držav, dovolile ponoven vstop na svoje ozemlje.
4. Določbe 1. in 2. odstavka tega člena prenehajo veljati, kadar ima zadevna oseba možnost, da se v petnajstih zaporednih dneh od dneva, ko komisija ali sodišče ne zahtevata več njene navzočnosti v postopku, vrne v državo, iz katere je odpotovala.
5. Če pride do nesoglasja med obveznostmi posamezne pogodbenice, ki izhajajo iz 2. odstavka tega člena, in obveznostmi, ki izhajajo iz Konvencije Sveta Evrope ali iz pogodbe o ekstradiciji ali kakšne druge pogodbe o medsebojni pravni pomoči v kazenskih zadevah, sklenjene z drugimi pogodbenicami, bodo obveljale določbe 2. odstavka tega člena.

1. Imunitete in ugodnosti se priznavajo osebam, omenjenim v prvem odstavku 1. člena tega sporazuma, izključno zato, da se jim zagotovita svoboda govora in neodvisnost, ki ju potrebujejo pri opravljanju njihovih funkcij, nalog ali obveznosti ali pri uveljavljanju njihovih pravic pred komisijo ali pred sodiščem.
2. (a) Samo komisija ali sodišče, odvisno od primera, sta pristojna, da v celoti ali delno odvzameta imuniteto, predvideno v prvem odstavku 2. člena tega sporazuma; imata ne le pravico, temveč tudi dolžnost, da imuniteto odvzameta, kadar presodita, da bi le-ta ovirala potek sodnega postopka in da njen popolni ali delni odvzem ne bi škodoval cilju, ki je opredeljen v prvem odstavku tega člena.
(b) Imuniteto lahko komisija ali sodišče odvzameta bodisi po uradni dolžnosti bodisi na zahtevo, ki jo pogodbenica ali vsaka zainteresirana oseba pošlje Generalnemu sekretarju Sveta Evrope.
(c) Sklepi o odvzemu imunitete ali o zavrnitvi odvzema imunitete morajo biti utemeljeni.
3. Če katera od pogodbenic izjavi, da je odvzem imunitete, predviden v prvem odstavku 2. člena tega sporazuma, potreben za pregon zaradi kršitve nacionalne varnosti, morata Komisija ali Sodišče odvzeti imuniteto do tiste mere, ki je določena v izjavi.
4. V primeru, da se odkrije tako dejstvo, ki bi lahko imelo odločilen vpliv, in v času, ko je bil sprejet sklep o zavrnitvi odvzema imunitete, ni bil znan predlagatelju zahtevka, le-ta lahko Komisiji ali Sodišču pošlje nov zahtevek za odvzem imunitete.

Nobena določba v tem sporazumu se ne bo tolmačila, kot da omejuje ali škoduje obveznostim, ki so jih pogodbenice prevzele na podlagi Konvencije.

1. Ta sporazum je odprt za podpis državam članicam Sveta Evrope, ki lahko k njemu pristopijo s:
(a) podpisom brez pridržka ratifikacije ali sprejema,
(b) podpisom s pridržkom ratifikacije ali sprejema, ki mu sledi ratifikacija ali sprejem.
2. Listine o ratifikaciji ali sprejemu bodo shranjene pri Generalnem sekretarju Sveta Evrope.

1. Ta sporazum bo začel veljati en mesec po datumu, ko bo pet držav članic Sveta pristopilo k sporazumu v skladu z določbami 7. člena.
2. Za državo članico, ki ga bo podpisala pozneje brez pridržka glede ratifikacije ali sprejema oziroma ga bo ratificirala ali sprejela, bo sporazum začel veljati en mesec po datumu podpisa ali shranitve listine o ratifikaciji ali sprejemu.

1. Vsaka država članica lahko ob podpisu sporazuma ali shranitvi listine o ratifikaciji ali sprejemu določi ozemlje ali ozemlja, za katera bo. veljal ta sporazum.
2. Vsaka država članica lahko ob shranitvi svoje listine o ratifikaciji ali sprejemu ali kadarkoli kasneje z izjavo, ki jo pošlje generalnemu sekretarju Sveta Evrope, razširi območje veljave tega sporazuma na območje ali območja, ki jih navede v izjavi in za katerih mednarodne odnose odgovarja oziroma za katera je pooblaščena, da prevzema obveznosti.
3. Izjava, dana na podlagi prejšnjega odstavka, se bo lahko, kar zadeva območje uporabe, navedeno v tej izjavi, umaknila v skladu s pogoji, predvidenimi v 10. členu tega sporazuma.

1. Ta sporazum ostane v veljavi za nedoločen čas.
2. Vsaka pogodbenica lahko odpove ta sporazum, in sicer tako, da bo generalnemu sekretarju Sveta Evrope o tem poslala uradno obvestilo.
3. Odpoved prične veljati šest mesecev od dneva, ko je Generalni sekretar prejel uradno obvestilo o odstopu. Vendar pa takšna odpoved pogodbenice ne more razrešiti njenih obveznosti, nastalih na podlagi tega sporazuma v odnosu do katerekoli osebe, omenjene v prvem odstavku 1. člena.

Generalni sekretar Sveta Evrope bo države članice Sveta Evrope uradno obvestil o:
(a) vsakem podpisu brez pridržka glede ratifikacije ali sprejema;
(b) vsakem podpisu s pridržkom glede ratifikacije ali sprejema;
(c) deponiranju vsake listine o ratifikaciji ali sprejemu;
(d) vsakem datumu, ko prične veljati ta sporazuma v skladu z njegovim 8. členom;
(e) vsaki izjavi, sprejeti na podlagi določb 2. odstavka 4. člena ter 2. in 3. odstavka 9. člena;
(f) o vsakem sporočilu o umiku izjave na podlagi določb 2. odstavka 4. člena in o vsakem sprejetem obvestilu na podlagi določb 10. člena ter datumu, ko vsaka odpoved začne veljati.
V dokaz česar so podpisani, ki so bili za to pooblaščeni, podpisali ta sporazum.
Sestavljeno v Londonu, 6. maja 1969, v francoskem in angleškem jeziku, pri čemer sta obe besedili enako verodostojni, in sicer v enem samem izvodu, ki bo shranjen v arhivih Sveta Evrope. Generalni sekretar Sveta Evrope bo overjen izvod tega primerka predal vsaki od držav podpisnic.

Za izvajanje tega sporazuma skrbi ministrstvo, pristojno za pravosodje.

Ta zakon začne veljati naslednji dan po objavi v Uradnem listu Republike Slovenije – Mednarodne pogodbe.