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Jacobs, White and Ovey, the European Convention on Human Rights / Bernadette Rainey, Pamela McCormick, and Clare Ovey
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Title:Jacobs, White and Ovey, the European Convention on Human Rights / Bernadette Rainey, Pamela McCormick, and Clare Ovey
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Variant Title:European Convention on Human Rights
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Author/Creator:Rainey, Bernadette, author.
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Other Contributors/Collections:McCormick, Pamela, author.
Ovey, Clare, author.
Wicks, Elizabeth, 1973- author.
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Published/Created:Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
©2021
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Call Number: KJC5132 .J33 2021
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:European Court of Human Rights.
Human rights--Europe.
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Subject(s):Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950 November 5)
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Edition:Eighth edition.
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Description:lxxix, 711 pages ; 25 cm
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Summary:"The authors examine each of the Convention's rights in turn, explore the pivotal cases in each area and examine the principles that underpin the Court's decisions. Focuses on the European Convention itself, rather than its implementation in any one member state and also on the work of the Strasbourg Court" -- Provided by the publisher.
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Notes:Previous edition published in 2017.
"We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Elizabeth Wicks as co-author of the two previous editions"--Page xv.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:0198847130 (paperback)
9780198847137 (paperback)
9780192586438 (e-book)
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I INSTITUTIONS AND PROCEDURES
1. Context, Background, And Institutions
Context
Structure and Aims of the Council of Europe
Content of the European Convention
System of Protection
Role of the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights
Other Human Rights Instruments of the Council of Europe
Relationship with Other International Courts and Tribunals
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
2. Proceedings Before The Court
Introduction
Composition and General Procedure
Procedure Prior to the Decision on Admissibility
Examination of Admissibility: Procedural Issues
Conditions of Admissibility
Judgment
Remedies Under Article 41
Advisory Opinions of the European Court of Human Rights
Reform Process: Protocols 15 and 16 and Beyond
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
Appendix
3. Supervising The Enforcement Of Judgments
Introduction
Measures Required for the Execution of Judgments
Procedure for the Supervision of Execution
Court's Jurisdiction to Rule on the Sufficiency of Execution
Concluding Remarks
4. Interpreting The Convention
Introduction
Influence of the Vienna Convention
Principle of Evolutive Interpretation
Approaches and Ideologies, and the Margin of Appreciation
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
5. Scope Of The Convention
General Scope of the Convention
Liability for Acts of State-Owned Enterprises and State Agents
Temporal Scope
Concept of Territorial Jurisdiction in Article 1 of the Convention
Liability for Acts of International Organisations
Other Issues Relating to Territorial Scope
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
6. Reservations And Derogations
Introduction
Reservations
Derogations in Emergency Situations
Prohibition of Abuse of Rights
Limitation on Use of Restrictions on Rights
Further Reading
pt. II CONVENTION RIGHTS
7. Right To An Effective Remedy
Introduction
What Is an Arguable Complaint?
Nature of the Remedies Required
Violations by Persons in an Official Capacity
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
8. Right To Life
Introduction
Death Penalty and the Extraterritorial Application of the Right to Life
Prohibition of Intentional Killing by the State
Death in Custody and Forced Disappearance
Positive Obligation to Protect Life
Duty to Investigate Suspicious Deaths
Medical Termination of Pregnancy and the Rights of the Unborn Child
Euthanasia and the Quality of Life
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
9. Prohibition Of Ill-Treatment
Introduction
Defining the Terms
Obligations Concerning the Removal of Persons from the State
Disappearances
Use of Force by the State
Destruction of Homes and Possessions
Corporal Punishment
Protection from Gender-Based Violence
Acts in the Course of Arrest and Police Detention
Conditions of Detention
Positive Obligations
Evidential Issues
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
10. Protection From Slavery And Forced Labour
Introduction
Slavery or Servitude
Human Trafficking
Positive Obligations
Forced or Compulsory Labour
Prison Labour
Military Service
Emergencies
Civic Obligations
Article 4 and Article 14
Consent
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
11. Personal Liberty And Security
Introduction
Structure of Article 5
What Amounts to a Deprivation of Liberty?
Lawfulness of the Deprivation of Liberty
Concept of Arbitrariness
Positive Obligations
Unacknowledged Detention
Permitted Pre-Trial Detention
Right to Release Pending Trial and Trial within a Reasonable Time
Remaining Permitted Grounds of Detention
Notification of the Reasons for Arrest or Detention
Testing the Legality of the Detention
Enforceable Right to Compensation
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
12. Right To A Fair Trial In Civil And Criminal Cases
Introduction
Scope of Article 6(1)
Right of Access to Court
Effectiveness of Court Proceedings
Overall Requirements of a Fair Hearing
Specific Requirements of Article 6(1)
Waiving Rights
Extraterritorial Effect
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
13. Aspects Of The Criminal Process
Introduction
Scope of Article 6(2) and (3)
Fair Trial Guarantees in Criminal Cases
Article 7: The Principle of Legality
Protocol 7
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
14. Limitations Common To Articles 8 To 11
Introduction
Express Limitations: Some General Points
Required Legal Basis for the Interference
Specified Legitimate Aims
Limitation Must Be Necessary in a Democratic Society
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
15. Protecting Family Life
Introduction
Defining Family Life
Positive Obligations and Family Life
Right to Reproduce by Means of Assisted Reproduction and/or Surrogacy?
Custody, Access, and Care Proceedings
Right to Adopt
Inheritance Rights
Family Life of Non-Nationals
Family Life of Prisoners
Right to Marry and Found a Family
Equality Between Spouses
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
16. Protecting Private Life, The Home, And Correspondence
Introduction
Definitions
Positive Obligations and Private Life
Freedom from Interference with Physical and Psychological Integrity
Collection, Storage, and Use of Personal Data
Freedom to Develop One's Identity
Immigration Issues and Private Life
Health and Medical Procedures
Protection of the Environment
Protection of the Home
Protection of Prisoners' Correspondence
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
17. Freedom Of Thought, Conscience, And Religion
Introduction
Scope of Article 9
Proselytism
Religious Dress and Symbols
Manifestation of Religion and Belief by Prisoners
Conscientious Objection to Military Service
Immigration Issues and Freedom of Religion
Right Not to Manifest a Religion
Recognition and Authorisation of Religious Organisations
Positive Obligations
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
18. Freedom Of Expression
Introduction
What Constitutes an Interference with Free Expression?
Limitations on Freedom of Expression
Hate Speech and Incitement to Violence
Obscenity and Blasphemy
Press as the `Watchdog' of Democracy
Conflict with the Right to Private Life
Legal Aid to Defend Defamation Proceedings
Confidential Information
Whistle-Blowers
Protest
Advertisements
Broadcasting
Severity of Any Penalty
Positive Obligations
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
19. Freedom Of Assembly And Association
Introduction
Positive Obligations
Peaceful Protest
Defining Associations
Registration
Political Parties
Other Associations
Trade Unions
Restrictions on Particular Groups of Workers
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
20. Protection Of Property
Introduction
Positive Obligations
Defining Possessions
Deprivation of Property
Controlling the Use of Property
Other Interferences with Peaceful Enjoyment of Possessions
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
21. Right To Education
Introduction
Right to Education
Regulating Education
Safeguarding Pluralism in Education
Education for Convicted Prisoners
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
22. Right To Free Elections
Introduction
What is the Legislature?
Electoral Systems
Right to Vote
Right to Stand for Election
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
23. Freedom Of Movement
Introduction
Movement and Residence
Prohibition of Expulsion of Nationals
Right of Entry to the Territory of the State of Nationality
Prohibiting the Collective Expulsion of Aliens
Expulsion Only to Follow Due Process
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
24. Freedom From Discrimination
Introduction
Positive Obligations
Court's Methodology
Does the Complaint of Discrimination Fall within the Scope of a Protected Right?
Is the Alleged Reason for the Discrimination One of the Grounds Listed in Article 14?
Can the Applicants Properly Compare Themselves with Another Class of Persons Which is Treated More Favourably?
Is the Difference of Treatment Capable of Objective and Reasonable Justification?
Indirect Discrimination and Minorities
Proving Discrimination
Protocol 12: A General Prohibition of Discrimination
Concluding Remarks
Further Reading
pt. III REFLECTIONS
25. Results And Prospects
Introduction
Results
Prospects
Final Remarks.