Religions, Beliefs and Education in the European Court of Human Rights - Investigating Judicial Pedagogies

This book represents an exposition of 'judicial pedagogies' as a new concept, and discusses juridical-educational issues in detail, through an analysis of the educational claims and assumptions of judges' decisions in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

List of contents

1. Introduction: From Salzkotten to Strasbourg 2. The ECtHR in Europe: Europeanisation, human rights and the role of the courts 3. Judicial pedagogies: concept and methodological approach 4. Judicial definitions of education, convictions and indoctrination 5. Judicial assumptions about curriculum design 6. Judicial assumptions about teachers and teaching 7. Judicial assumptions about learners and learning 8. Judicial assumptions about assessment and examinations 9. Discussion: Judicial pedagogies, coherence and Europeanisation 10. Conclusion: Investigating judicial pedagogies internationally

About the author

Nigel Fancourt is Associate Professor of Education and Values at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Fancourt, Nigel (University of Oxford Fancourt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032493312
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3249331-2
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Research in Religion and Education
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; EDUCATION / General, RELIGION / General, LAW / General, Religion: general, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Curriculum planning & development, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Educational strategies and policy, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment, Curriculum planning and development