Council of Europe, European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended by Protocols Nos. 11 and 14 (4 November 1950) ETS 5

Adopted by all members of the Council of Europe, the European Convention of Human Rights makes but one explicit reference to drugs: namely, the ‘lawful detention of…alcoholics or drug addicts” as a limitation on the right to liberty of the person (Article 5).