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A Theory of Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights (Paperback)
Taschenbuch von George Letsas
Sprache: Englisch

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A Theory of Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights provides a philosophically informed study of the methods of interpretation used by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. By drawing on Anglo-American legal, political and moral philosophy, the book aims to provide a normative theory of the foundations of ECHR rights.
A Theory of Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights provides a philosophically informed study of the methods of interpretation used by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. By drawing on Anglo-American legal, political and moral philosophy, the book aims to provide a normative theory of the foundations of ECHR rights.
Über den Autor
George Letsas is Lecturer in Law at University College London
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: Human Rights, Legality, and the ECHR

  • Introduction

  • Background to and a Very Brief History of Human Rights

  • No One-Size-Fits-All Theory of Human Rights

  • Human Rights as Conditions of Legitimacy

  • Human Rights, Legal Rights, and Interpretivism

  • Conclusion

  • 2: Autonomous Concepts, Conventionalism, and Judicial Discretion

  • Introduction

  • The Emergence of Autonomous Concepts

  • Good-Faith Violations of the ECHR

  • A More Recent Example of an Autonomous Concept

  • Autonomous Concepts and Judicial Discretion

  • Need for Harmonization and Uniform Application?

  • Autonomous Concepts as Disagreement

  • Does Disagreement Entail Judicial Discretion?

  • Possible Choices

  • 3: Intentionalism, Textualism, and Evolutive Interpretation

  • Introduction

  • Originalism in Constitutional Law

  • Golder v UK: VCLT and the Case of Unenumerated Rights

  • After Golder: the ECHR as a Living Instrument

  • The Failures of Originalism

  • The Object and Purpose of the ECHR

  • Evolutive Interpretation: Truth Not Current Consensus

  • 4: Two Concepts of the Margin of Appreciation

  • Introduction

  • Theories of International Human Rights Law

  • The Substantive Concept of the Margin of Appreciation

  • The Structural Concept of the Margin of Appreciation

  • Consensus and Public Morals

  • 5: Liberal Principles of Human Rights Interpretation

  • Introduction

  • Rights, Interests, and Reasons

  • Liberal Egalitarian Theories of Rights: Rawls and Dworkin

  • Rawls's Theory of Rights

  • Dworkin's Rights as Trumps

  • Liberal Egalitarian Principles for the Interpretation of the Limitation Clauses

  • 6: Public Morals, Consensus, and Rights Inflation: A Critque

  • Introduction

  • Public Morals and the Moralistic Preferences of the Majority

  • Consensus, Piecemeal Evolution, and Legality

  • Rights Inflation: Hatton and the Right to Sleep Well

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Fachbereich: Internationales & ausländ. Recht
Genre: Recht
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780199563883
ISBN-10: 0199563888
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Letsas, George
Hersteller: OUP Oxford
Maße: 234 x 156 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: George Letsas
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.2009
Gewicht: 0,278 kg
Artikel-ID: 108624192
Über den Autor
George Letsas is Lecturer in Law at University College London
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: Human Rights, Legality, and the ECHR

  • Introduction

  • Background to and a Very Brief History of Human Rights

  • No One-Size-Fits-All Theory of Human Rights

  • Human Rights as Conditions of Legitimacy

  • Human Rights, Legal Rights, and Interpretivism

  • Conclusion

  • 2: Autonomous Concepts, Conventionalism, and Judicial Discretion

  • Introduction

  • The Emergence of Autonomous Concepts

  • Good-Faith Violations of the ECHR

  • A More Recent Example of an Autonomous Concept

  • Autonomous Concepts and Judicial Discretion

  • Need for Harmonization and Uniform Application?

  • Autonomous Concepts as Disagreement

  • Does Disagreement Entail Judicial Discretion?

  • Possible Choices

  • 3: Intentionalism, Textualism, and Evolutive Interpretation

  • Introduction

  • Originalism in Constitutional Law

  • Golder v UK: VCLT and the Case of Unenumerated Rights

  • After Golder: the ECHR as a Living Instrument

  • The Failures of Originalism

  • The Object and Purpose of the ECHR

  • Evolutive Interpretation: Truth Not Current Consensus

  • 4: Two Concepts of the Margin of Appreciation

  • Introduction

  • Theories of International Human Rights Law

  • The Substantive Concept of the Margin of Appreciation

  • The Structural Concept of the Margin of Appreciation

  • Consensus and Public Morals

  • 5: Liberal Principles of Human Rights Interpretation

  • Introduction

  • Rights, Interests, and Reasons

  • Liberal Egalitarian Theories of Rights: Rawls and Dworkin

  • Rawls's Theory of Rights

  • Dworkin's Rights as Trumps

  • Liberal Egalitarian Principles for the Interpretation of the Limitation Clauses

  • 6: Public Morals, Consensus, and Rights Inflation: A Critque

  • Introduction

  • Public Morals and the Moralistic Preferences of the Majority

  • Consensus, Piecemeal Evolution, and Legality

  • Rights Inflation: Hatton and the Right to Sleep Well

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Fachbereich: Internationales & ausländ. Recht
Genre: Recht
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780199563883
ISBN-10: 0199563888
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Letsas, George
Hersteller: OUP Oxford
Maße: 234 x 156 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: George Letsas
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.2009
Gewicht: 0,278 kg
Artikel-ID: 108624192
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