On 10 March 1953 the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), which had been instructed to draw up a draft treaty creating a European political union, proposed incorporating the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights in the treaty, as political union could not be separated from human rights.
An 10 Márta 1953, mhol Tionól an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh do Ghual agus Cruach, a raibh de dhualgas air dréachtchonradh a tharraingt suas ag bunú aontas polaitiúil na hEorpa, forálacha an Choinbhinsiún um Chearta an Duine a chur isteach sa chonradh ós rud é nárbh fhéidir aontas polaitiúil a scaradh ó chearta an duine.