Istanbul Convention: Fundamental Weaknesses Assessment as of 2025-11-14 by Dainis W. Michel, Claude.ai, and ChatGPT
Istanbul Convention: Fundamental Weaknesses Assessment as of 2025-11-14 by Dainis W. Michel, Claude.ai, and ChatGPT Analysis of Articles 75-79: Signature/Entry into Force, Accession, Territorial Application, Reservations, and Reservation Validity Two Critical...
Article 75 – Signature and entry into force
Article 75 – Signature and entry into force This Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe, the non-member States which have participated in its elaboration and the European Union. This Convention is … Read...
Article 76 – Accession to the Convention
Article 76 – Accession to the Convention After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may, after consultation of the Parties to this Convention and obtaining their unanimous consent, invite any … Read...
Article 77 – Territorial application
Article 77 – Territorial application Any State or the European Union may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply....
Article 78 – Reservations
Article 78 – Reservations No reservation may be made in respect of any provision of this Convention, with the exceptions provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3. Any State or the European Union may, at the time of signature or … Read...
Article 79 – Validity and review of reservations
Article 79 – Validity and review of reservations Reservations referred to in Article 78, paragraphs 2 and 3, shall be valid for a period of five years from the day of the entry into force of this Convention in respect … Read...
Article 80 – Denunciation
Article 80 – Denunciation Any Party may, at any time, denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month … Read...


