The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: A Commentary

Grabenwarter, Christoph (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1849461910 / ISBN 13: 9781849461917

Published by Hart Pub, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: A Commentary
• Publisher: Hart Pub
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849461910
• ISBN 13: 9781849461917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.06 kilograms

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Synopsis

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) entered into force on 3 September 1953 with binding effect on all Member States of the Council of Europe. It grants the people of Europe a number of fundamental rights and freedoms (right to life, prohibition of torture, prohibition of slavery and forced labour, right to liberty and security, right to a fair trial, no punishment without law, right to respect for private and family life, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and association, right to marry, right to an effective remedy, prohibition of discrimination) plus some more by additional protocols to the Convention (Protocols 1 (ETS No. 009), 4 (ETS No. 046), 6 (ETS No. 114), 7 (ETS No. 117), 12 (ETS No. 177) and 13 (ETS No. 187)).

Any person who feels his or her rights under the ECHR have been violated by the authorities of one of the Member States can bring a case to the European Court of Human Rights, established under the Convention. The States are bound by the Court's decisions. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe make sure that the decisions are properly executed. Today the Court receives thousands of petitions annually, demonstrating the immense impact of the Convention and the Strasbourg Court.

Professor Grabenwarter's Commentary deals with the Convention systematically, article-by-article, considering the development and scope of each article, together with the relevant case-law and literature.

About the Author

Christoph Grabenwarter is Professor of Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, judge at the Austrian Constitutional Court, and the Austrian member in the Venice Commission on “Democracy through Law”. Professor Grabenwarter has widely published in the field of international business law and public international law with focus on human rights.