Human Rights in the Council of Europe and the European Union - Achievements, Trends and Challenges

List of contents

Preface; 1. Historical and conceptual background; 2. The Council of Europe; 3. The case law of the European Court of Human Rights; 4. The European Union; 5. The fundamental rights jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice; 6. Summary and conclusion.

About the author

Steven Greer is Professor of Human Rights at the University of Bristol Law School.Janneke Gerards is Professor of Fundamental Rights Law at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands.Rose Slowe is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol Law School and a barrister.

Summary

The first book-length study of human rights in the Council of Europe and the European Union, this volume makes a vital contribution to the post-Brexit debate in the UK by providing concise, authoritative summaries of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the fundamental rights case law of the European Court of Justice.

Product details

• Authors: Janneke Gerards, Janneke (Universiteit Utrecht Gerards, Gerards Janneke, Steven Greer, Steven (University of Bristol) Greer, Steven (University of Bristol) Gerards Greer, Greer Steven, Rose Slowe, Rosie (University of Bristol) Slowe
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781107663572
• ISBN: 978-1-107-66357-2
• No. of pages: 560
• Series: Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, EU (European Union), Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, EU & European institutions, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations