A Practitioner's Guide to the European Convention on Human RightsThis work gives practitioners a practical and user-friendly guide to the practices and procedures of the European Court of Human Rights.2Since the first edition was published in 1998, the landscape in this area of law has changed dramatically. The European Convention on Human Rights has been incorporated into English Law, and it is increasingly important that practitioners know how to bring a case before the ECHR. New procedures and case decisions have to be taken into account.2Divided into three main parts - Practice and Procedure, Problem Areas and Just Satisfaction the work covers areas such as convention principles and approaches, sources of case law and information, fair trial guarantees, euthanasia, and protection of life. Possible damages awards for each area are discussed, and key reference materials can be found in the comprehensive appendices.2* Practical - a step-by-step guide to the practices and procedures of the court, with procedural charts and checklists2* Comprehensive coverage - including general principles, case law, practice guidance, damages and reference materials 2* User friendly - the chapters are divided by subjects for ease of reference2* Experienced author - the author has worked as a lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights for the last 15 years 2* Contains all key decisions - such as Pretty v United Kingdom - and explains their impact |
Contents
Table of Cases | xi |
Table of Cases before the European Court of Human Rights | xxv |
Table of Cases before the European Commission of Human Rights | lxxiii |
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access to court alleged appeal applicant applicant's April April 29 arrest Article assessment Austria authorities Belgium breaches of Arts child circumstances claim Commission found complaints concerning context Convention organs conviction Court found criminal December December 16 decision defence detention disclose disproportionate domestic courts domestic law ECHR effective evidence expulsion extradition fact failure February February 26 Finland FOVJS France freedom Germany Government Greece guarantees hearing imposed interference Ireland issues Italy January January 18 judge judgment judicial July July 12 June June 24 justified Key case law lack lawyer legal aid March March 25 margin of appreciation measures Netherlands November November 15 November 28 obligation October October 28 offence paras parties person Poland police prison procedural proceedings prosecution protection Protocol No.1 reasonable refusal regard relevant remedy restrictions risk sentence September September 23 Series Spain sufficient Sweden Switzerland treatment Turkey United Kingdom violation