The European human rights culture : : a paradox of human rights protection in Europe? / / by Nina-Louisa Arold Lorenz, Xavier Groussot, Gunnar Thor Petursson ; [foreword by Lawrence M. Friedman].

• Superior document: The Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library, volume 44
• VerfasserIn: Arold Lorenz, Nina-Louisa,; Groussot, Xavier,; Petursson, Gunnar Thor,
• TeilnehmendeR: Groussot, Xavier,; Petursson, Gunnar Thor,; Friedman, Lawrence M. 1930-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 44.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The European Human Rights Culture – A Paradox of Human Rights Protection in Europe? analyses the political term “European Human Rights Culture”, a term first introduced by EU Commission President Barroso. Located in the fields of comparative law and European law, this book analyses, through first-hand interviews with the European judiciary, the judicial perspective on the European human rights culture and sets this in context to the political dimension of the term. In addition, it looks at the structures and procedures of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and explains the embedding of the Courts’ legal cultures. It offers an in-depth analysis of the margin of appreciation doctrine at both the CJEU and ECtHR, and shows its value for addressing human rights grievances. This book is novel in that it combines interviews and case-law analysis to show how a mix of differences on the bench are legally amalgamated to resolve probing legal questions and human rights issues. It shows, through a combined analysis of case-law and recent political developments for European human rights, the tensions between judicial and political approaches and the paradox of human rights protection in Europe. It also offers in-depth knowledge of the European human rights discourse. In addition to a rich study of legal materials, the book looks inside the box by adding the judiciary’s perspective. Human rights are widely acknowledged in European societies and cases claiming human rights violations are increasing at both the CJEU and ECtHR. In these times of increased human rights awareness, this book uncovers a paradox in European human rights protection which is created by the push-and-pull between judicial and political interests.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Background of the paradox (looking inside the paradox box) : history, procedure, symbols and the family -- The margin of appreciation in Strasbourg and Luxembourg -- Europe's rich diversity : 27 different countries on the bench : how differences matter in the decision making -- Human rights : who owns human rights in Europe? -- The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its relationship with other European human rights norms -- The relationship between the two European courts and the accession to the European Convention on Human Rights -- Conclusion.