European Consensus and the Legitimacy of the European Court of Human - Right

The most comprehensive and critical analysis of the application of European consensus by the European Court of Human Rights.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The concept of European consensus; 3. Types of consensus; 4. Behind the scenes: comparative analysis within the Court; 5. Criticism of European consensus; 6. Legitimacy of the Court and legitimacy of its judgments; 7. European consensus: perceptions of the ECtHR judges; 8. Conclusion.

About the author

Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou is a senior lecturer in law at the University of Surrey and a visiting professor at the European Humanities University in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Summary

How does the ECtHR in Strasbourg interpret the European Convention on Human Rights? This book analyses one of the tools of interpretation: European consensus. It explores whether the Court has legitimacy when it broadens the scope of human rights and uses interviews from judges to reveal unique insights and information.

Product details

• Authors: Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Kanstantsin (University of Surrey) Dzehtsiarou, Dzehtsiarou Kanstantsin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2016
• EAN: 9781107678019
• ISBN: 978-1-107-67801-9
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties