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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"European Convention on Human Rights"”.
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Extraterritorial Application of the European Convention on Human Rights : Particularly concerning Military Conflicts
The European Court of Human Rights has brought a revolutionary aspect to the extraterritorial application of its Convention by extending it to cover the state parties’ actions abroad. By opening the door to the application of the European Convention on Human Rights to activities of a member state …
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The lex certa principle. From the Italian Constitution to the European Convention on Human Rights
The dissertation deals with the need for a precise definition in law of criminal offences (lex certa), and it analyses the current state of this need in the Italian legal system, in the light of the influences deriving from the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
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THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AS A TOOL OF PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL LABOUR RIGHTS
The thesis explores how individual labour rights have been referred to in the human rights jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The research in this paper is based on the analysis of 334 cases, considered by the Strasburg bodies in the last 43 years (from 1963 until …
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The European Convention on Human Rights, transitional justice and the protection of property rights in Albania
For Albania, property has always been considered as the foundation stone of its unsettled legal and political order. In the last two centuries, the attitude towards property has changed several times alongside the country’s various political and economic regimes. The most recent changes occurred …
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A legal study of the right to life in the European Convention on Human Rights and Islam
The right to Ii fe is provided by the European Convention n Human rights. The Convention has also offered provisions of how this right must be protected. This has entailed - at stages in a gradual move - the abolishment of the death penalty. Next to the death penalty, abortion, euthanasia and death …
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Muslim women who veil and Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights: A socio-legal critique
… intensity has been further influenced by its contextualised meanings such as religiosity, modesty, identity, resistance, protest, choice and subjugation. Literature on Muslim veiling has either examined its treatment by legal or socio-feminist perspectives, whereas this thesis critiques the …
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The Concept of Equality of Arms in Criminal Proceedings under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
… of the right to fair trial in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights is the concept of equality of arms, the construct to which this thesis is devoted within the context of criminal proceedings. As a contextual prelude to specific analysis of this concept, a background for Article …
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RECOGNITION OF VIOLATIONS OF WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF RESTRICTIVE ABORTION REGIMES
This thesis considers the possibility that the European Court of Human Rights is developing a role in relation to the restriction of access to abortion services, and impairment of health-care provision linked to such restriction, in Poland and Ireland. Since such lack of access is strongly …
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On divergence in European human rights laws: the European Convention on Human Rights and European community law: a claim of non-divergence
The issue of divergence in human rights protection (adjudication) between the law of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and European Community/Union (EC/EU) law has been in the centre of academic attention for decades. The position that there are instances of divergence and there is a …
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The role and treatment of political parties in liberal democracies with reference to the United Kingdom, Turkey and the European Convention on Human Rights
This thesis analyses current situations of political parties in the UK and Turkey with reference to liberal democracy in general and the European Convention on Human Rights in particular. Political parties are essential elements of liberal democracies. In order to function properly, political …
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The relationship between the domestic implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the ongoing reforms of the European Court of Human Rights
The ECtHR has become a “victim of ongoing reforms”, since the constant efforts to streamline and reinforce the system proved to be inadequate in managing the challenge of its ever-increasing caseload. There has been widespread agreement that further reforms to the ECHR mechanism are required in …
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An analysis of the property rights provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and their implications for constitutional and law reforms within Slovakia
Article 1, Protocol 1 (Al, P1) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) guarantees the right to the peaceful enjoyment of one's possessions and protects against illegitimate deprivation and control of the use of property. However, Al, P1 expressly allows the State wide powers to interfere …
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RIGHTS TO PROPERTY, RIGHTS TO BUY, AND LAND LAW REFORM: APPLYING ARTICLE 1 OF THE FIRST PROTOCOL TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
This dissertation examines the application and effect of Article 1 of the First Protocol to the ECHR in relation to Scots land law reform. Chapter one will reflect on why existing rights to property have come to be challenged. Chapter two sets out the human rights paradigm and scrutinises what …
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The Failed Internalisation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Russia: The Gap Between Values and Norms, and the Contested Meaning of Dignity
… membership of the Council of Europe (CoE) based on a rhetorical commitment to the liberal democratic values of the organisation. Ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and dialogue with Strasbourg promised to facilitate Russia’s transformation into a liberal democratic …
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A critical analysis of the right to liberty of persons with psychosocial disabilities under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the European Convention on Human Rights
… critical analysis of the right to liberty of persons with psychosocial disabilities as contained within Article 14 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). While both of these instruments contain …
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The Human Rights Implications of the Blanket Ban on Assisted Suicide in England and Wales: A Critical Examination of the Compatibility of the Suicide Act 1961 with the European Convention on Human Rights
The compatibility of the blanket ban on assisted suicide in England and Wales with the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’) has been considered on a number of occasions by both the domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights (‘ECtHR’). Following the ECtHR’s decision regarding …
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The Right to a Fair Trial within a Reasonable Time in Criminal Cases: A Comparative Study between Saudi Arabia and the Requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights, using English Law as an Exemplar
… the right to a fair trial within a reasonable time within the Saudi Arabian criminal justice system. The European Convention on Human Rights 1950 (ECHR) has been used for comparison and as an aspirational model, and the thesis uses the English criminal justice system as an exemplar. The …
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The implementation of procedural environmental rights: the BTC case study on the implementation of procedural environmental rights
This PhD dissertation includes a case study on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline Project and aims to examine questions related to the implementation and exercise of procedural environmental rights. The BTC Pipeline was constructed to transport oil from Azerbaijan, through Georgia, to Turkey. …
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