General principles of the European Convention on Human Rights law / Janneke Gerards
Imprint
Cambride, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019
Descript
vii, 266 pages ; 25 cm
CONTENT
The basics of the convention system -- The court's overall argumentative approach - mediating between the abstract and the concrete -- Principles governing the interpretation and application of convention rights -- Methods of convention interpretation -- Positive and negative obligations -- Vertical and horizontal effect -- The margin of appreciation doctrine -- Justification of restrictions I - lawfulness -- Justification of restrictions II - legitimate aim -- Justification of restrictions III- necessity, proportionality and fair balance
SUBJECT
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950 November 5)