The European Convention on Human Rights: Achievements, Problems and Prospects (Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy) - Hardcover

Greer, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052184617X ISBN 13: 9780521846172

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This book critically appraises the European Convention on Human Rights as it faces some daunting challenges. It argues that the Convention's 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 every level of governance. The implications - from national compliance, to European international relations, including the adjudication of disputes by the European Court of Human Rights - are fully explored. As the first book-length socio-legal examination of the Convention's principal achievements and failures, this study not only blends legal and social science scholarship around the theme of constitutionalization, but also offers a coherent set of policy proposals which both address the current case-management crisis and suggest ways forward neglected by recent reforms.

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About the Author

Steven Greer is Professor of Human Rights, School of Law, University of Bristol.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052184617X
• ISBN 13: 9780521846172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 388