Human rights and the EU

[#1]

Is every country in the EU also signed up to the Court of Human Rights ? Is it a condition of membership ?

[#2]

Here are the member States:
Member States

[#3]

Quote from: gleneagles

Is it a condition of membership ?

I think the EU and ECHR are totally independent, though there are many members of both.

[#4]

@artmo,
Some very interesting reading in that article, thanks for the link.
Comments about America and Japan as observers is very interesting regarding the death penalty.