Russia and European human-rights law : the rise of the civilizational argument / edited by Lauri Malksoo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mälksoo, Lauri, editor.

Series:

Law in Eastern Europe ; Volume 64.

Law in Eastern Europe, 0075-823X ; Volume 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Russia (Federation).

Human rights.

Human rights--Europe.

Council of Europe.

European Court of Human Rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Russia and European Human-Rights Law: The Rise of the Civilizational Argument , Lauri Mälksoo and his co-authors critically examine Russia's experiences as part of the European human-rights protection system since its admittance to the Council of Europe in 1998. The authors combine legal and constructivist international-relations theory perspectives in studying Russia's practice and rhetoric as a member of the Council of Europe and a subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Certain aspects of human-rights doctrine and practice in Russia are particularly highlighted: the increasing impact of Orthodox Christian teachings on the Russian government's ideology, the situation with media freedom, freedom of religion, et cetera The authors draw widely on Russian sources and media. The questions whether modern-day Russia truly fits in the human-rights protection system of the Council of Europe, and whether a margin of appreciation will suffice when dealing with Moscow, are highly relevant in contemporary European politics.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Foreword / Angelika Nussberger

Introduction / Lauri Mälksoo

The Human-Rights Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church and its Patriarch Kirill I: A Critical Appraisal / Lauri Mälksoo

Culture Re-introduced: Contestation of Human Rights in Contemporary Russia / Petr Preclik

Tilting at Windmills? The European Response to Violations of Media Freedom in Russia / Dorothea Schönfeld

Orthodox Pluralism: Contours of Freedom of Religion in the Russian Federation and Strasbourg Jurisprudence / Dara Hallinan

Assessing Human Rights in Russia: Not to Miss the Forest for the Trees. A Response to Preclik, Schönfeld and Hallinan / Vladislav Starzhenetskii

Concluding Observations. Russia and European Human-Rights Law: Margins of the Margin of Appreciation / Lauri Mälksoo

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-20331-1

OCLC:

897376938

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004203310 DOI