Between forbearance and audacity the European Court of Human Rights and the norm against torture
When international courts are given sweeping powers, why would they ever refuse to use them? The book explains how and when courts employ strategies for institutional survival and resilience: forbearance and audacity, which help them adjust their sovereignty costs to pre-empt and mitigate backlash a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press
2024.
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Studies on international courts and tribunals.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009770240206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The court redefines torture in Europe
- The conditions for audacity
- Inside the court : its trade-offs and zone of discretion
- Mapping out norm change
- From compromise to absolutism? Gradual transformation under the old court's watch
- New court, new thresholds, new obligations
- Change unopposed : the court's embrace of positive obligations
- Legal change in times of backlash
- Conclusion.
