Human rights — Treaties — European Convention on Human Rights — Participation — European Union — Draft agreement for accession of European Union to European Convention on Human Rights — Whether compatible with European Union law — Autonomy of European Union legal order — European Union not to be equated to a State

International organizations — Personality — Responsibility — Division of functions between organization and members — European Union — Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights — Attribution of acts to Member States or the Union — Question of European Union law — Autonomy of European Union legal order

International tribunals — Court of Justice of the European Union — European Court of Human Rights — Proposed accession of European Union to European Convention on Human Rights — Degree to which judgments of the European Court of Human Rights to bind European Union and its institutions — Procedure — Co-respondent procedure — Mechanism for prior involvement of Court of Justice of the European Union

States — Characteristics — European Union — European Union not a State — Proposed participation in the European Convention on Human Rights