> The EU Convention on Human Rights bans debtors prisons. FWIW it is the "European Convention on Human Rights", drafted in 1950, usually abbreviated as ECHR (w

> The EU Convention on Human Rights bans debtors prisons. FWIW it is the "European Convention on Human Rights", drafted in 1950, usually abbreviated as ECHR (with its court being ECtHR). It is distinct from the EU, being a product of the Council of Europe. Whereas the founding document for the EU (Treaty of Rome) was signed in 1957. As for the EU, it has its own "Charter of Fundamental Rights", somewhat based upon the ECHR, but I can't spot a reference to debts or contractual obligations. The ECHR would not forbid this Mississippi practice, as Articles 4 and 5 allow it. Similarly Articles 5 & 6 of EU CFR would also seem to allow this practice (read the explanatory notes). Please clarify just what Convention, or Charter it is you are referring to, and which body created it. ECHR - https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Collection_Convention_1950_ENG.pdf https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Collection_Convention_195... Article 4 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_4_of_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_4_of_the_European_Conv... Article 5 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_5_of_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_5_of_the_European_Conv... EU CFR - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:C:2007:303:FULL&from=EN https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:...