General principles of the european convention on human rights. Handbook on european law relating to the rights of the child. The handbook on european law relating to asylum, borders and immigration is jointly produced by the european court of human rights and the fra. Through its collected chapters written by scholars and practitioners under the direction of the editor, angelica bonfanti the book identifies the european solutions to the business and human rights international legal issues, provides an overall assessment of their effectiveness, and examines their potential evolution. Professor gerards book is a splendid contribution to the literature on the european convention on human rights. Doubtless the lisbon treaty has constituted a milestone in the development of european criminal justice. Human rights law reports, associate editor of international law in domestic courts ildc and editor of the africa component of international human rights lawihrl.
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The book will be of great use and interest to scholars and students. Handbook on european data protection law 2018 edition. It also constitutes a useful resource for the implementation of the european convention on human rights in the signatory states. An introduction to international human rights law edited by azizur rahman chowdhury, jahid hossain bhuiyan. This week, the european court of human rights has elected judge robert spano to become its new president. He is the author of more than twenty books and 350 articles dealing with international human rights law, the international criminal court, and genocide, and is the.
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Law of the european convention on human rights swiftly established itself as a seminal legal textbook. Loucaides is a judge of the european court of human rights, and a former member of the european commission of human rights. The obligations of the european home states hart publishing, 2020. While the two bodies of equality law are extremely divergent as to the requirements they impose, their interpretation by the international judiciary might be properly analysed under a common light to emphasise the substantive dimension of equality in european human rights law. The greater the number of complaints being aired, the better protected are human rights in that country. The book introduces both the process and the substance of this increasingly important area of european law. This book of essays by distinguished judges, academics and. In addition, it is clear that, to date, the courts have largely ignored or minimised the different demands that the hra imposes on the judiciary and.
The handbooks are intended as a very practical guide to how particular articles of the european convention on human rights have been applied and interpreted by the european court of human rights in strasbourg. The human rights files series is aimed at specialists in european law. This book provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the. In rawls there is a focus on rights performing certain political functions triggering intervention and operating as benchmarks for legitimacy. This book critically appraises the european convention on human rights as it faces some daunting challenges. Please email our library and information services manager if you have a suggestion for a book or journal article to add to this list allen, r. The approach adopted in the book makes it methodologically important not just in relation to the russian federation but much more widely. This book is a systematic commentary on half a century of case law on the. The european convention on human rights the european commission of human rights the european court of human rights torture. This study analyses the accountability of european home states for their failure to secure the human rights of victims from host states against transnational enterprises. Previously, he was president of section 1 may 2017 to 30 april 2019 and vicepresident of the court since 5 may 2019. Not only has the reform following the treaty given binding force to the eu charter of fundamental rights, but furthermore it has paved the way for.
The european convention on human rights echr protects the human rights of people in countries that belong to the council of europe. With copious quotations from the judgements, the author demonstrates how rich and significant the jurisprudence on convention principles has become. This court is comprised of judges from each of the 47 coe member states, and are elected to the court by the coes parliamentary assembly. It examines the relevant law in the field of asylum, borders and immigration stemming from both european systems. European human rights law is, in effect, three books rolled into one part 1 of the book deals with the human rights act itself. It argues that the conventions core functions have subtly changed, particularly since the ending of the cold war, and that these are now to articulate an abstract constitutional model for the entire continent, and to promote convergence in the operation of public institutions at. In a nutshell, this is one of the best books you would ever find as a student and as an advanced scholar of legal studies. Human rights are at the heart of eu relations with other countries and regions. He has published extensively on human rights and public international law, including a volume with martinus nijhoff publishers entitled essays on the developing law of human rights. Removal of barriers to access to justice in the european union juan jose alvarez rubio and katerina yiannibas. The right to equality in european human rights law. Amartya sen is an important author, economist, and philosopher for anyone in human rights work to know, and his book development as freedom 1999 is a perfect example of his expertise and deep understanding of human development and the importance of human rights.