Jacobs, White & Ovey: The European Convention on Human Rights

Synopsis

Explores The Key Principles Underpinning The Decisions Made By The European Court Of Human Rights, And Provides A Guide To The Pivotal Cases In Each Area. The Authors, Two Academics And A Practitioner At The Court, Have The Combined Experience To Give Accurate And Insightful Commentary On Strasbourg Case Law And Procedure. From The Overwhelming Amount Of Strasbourg Case Law, Authors Have Selected The Most Essential Cases To Cover, Resulting In An Authoritative Yet Concise Overview. Useful To Students Throughout Europe As It Focuses On The European Convention, And The Process And Decisions Of The Court, Rather Than The Application Of The Convention In Any Specific State. Maps Course Structure By Examining Each Convention Right In Turn, Making Coverage Easy To Find And Follow.-- Preface -- Context, Background, And Institutions -- Proceedings Before The Court -- Supervising The Enforcement Of Judgments -- Interpreting The Convention -- The Scope Of The Convention -- Reservations And Derogations -- The Right To An Effective Remedy -- The Right To Life -- Prohibition Of Ill-treatment -- Protection From Slavery And Forced Labour -- Personal Liberty And Security -- The Right To A Fair Trial In Civil And Criminal Cases -- Aspects Of The Criminal Process -- Limitations Common To Articles 8 To 11 -- Protecting Family Life -- Protecting Private Life, The Home, And Correspondence -- Freedom Of Thought, Conscience, And Religion -- Freedom Of Expression -- Freedom Of Assembly And Association -- Protection Of Property -- The Right To Education -- The Right To Free Elections -- Freedom Of Movement -- Freedom From Discrimination -- Results And Prospects. Bernadette Rainey, Elizabeth Wicks, And Clare Ovey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.