European Convention on Human Rights

ECHR - Article 4: Servitude

Article 4 – servitude

Main article: Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Article 4 prohibits slavery, servitude and forced labour but exempts labour:

· done as a normal part of imprisonment,

· in the form of compulsory military service or work done as an alternative by conscientious objectors,

· required to be done during a state of emergency, and

· considered to be a part of a person's normal "civic obligations".