Just words : the effectiveness of civil justice in European human rights jurisprudence / Andrej Auersperger Matić.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Auersperger Matić, Andrej, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Court of Human Rights.

Human rights--Europe.

Human rights.

Europe.

Justice, Administration of--Europe.

Justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

xxv, 290 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

This book examines the role of the European Court of Human Rights in promoting standards of effective civil justice in Europe. It defines judicial effectiveness as composed of three main components, namely the length, cost and predictability of proceedings. Following a comprehensive review of the relevant case law, the book argues that the legal standards established by the Court in these areas are rather modest, and that the legal reasoning behind them is predominantly formalist. Rather than developing an understanding of the relevant policy choices that determine the institutional framework of civil justice, the Court bases its decisions on abstract concepts like 'reasonable time', 'access to court' and 'legal certainty'. By sidelining the key institutional issues such as resource allocation and incentives, the Court has produced a largely theoretical case law that actually has little value for persons who wish to enforce their rights in courts.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

1.1. Background

1.2. Problems

1.2.1. The Problem of Definition

1.2.2. The Problem of Interpretation

1.3. Questions

1.4. Approach

2. Justice and the Rule of Law

2.1. Introduction

2.2. The Classical View

2.2.1. Theoretical Exploration

2.2.2. Constitutional Applications

2.3. The Institutional View

2.3.1. New Conceptualisations

2.3.2. International Development

2.4. Implications

3. Justice and European Integration

3.1. International Trends

3.2. The Council of Europe

3.2.1. Activities and Bodies

3.2.2. The Human Rights Convention

3.2.3. The Convention and Civil Justice

3.3. The European Union

3.3.1. Civil Justice as a Legal Remedy

3.3.2. Civil Justice and Judicial Cooperation

3.3.3. Civil Justice as a Fundamental Right

3.4. The State of Play

4. The Idea of Effectiveness

4.1. Justice and Evaluation

4.1.1. National and International Reviews

4.1.2. Methodological Difficulties

4.1.3. Objectives and Values

4.2. Basic Distinction

4.2.1. The Two Arguments

4.2.2. The Concept of Effectiveness

4.3. The Parameters of Effectiveness

4.3.1. Possible Approaches

4.3.2. Three Parameters

5. From Policy to Principle

5.1. Transforming Policy into Law

5.2. The Strasbourg Framework

5.3. The Challenge of Interpretation

6. Length

6.1. Justice and Time

6.2. The Problem of Delay

6.2.1. Causes and Solutions

6.2.2. Individual and Systemic Delay

6.3. Strasbourg Case Law: Individual Cases

6.3.1. Determination of Length

6.3.2. Reasonable Length

6.3.3. A'1 Expansive Interpretation

6.4. Strasbourg Case Law: Systemic Cases

6.4.1. Early Steps

6.4.2. The Systemic Turn

6.4.3. The Standstill

6.5. Analysis

7. Cost

7.1. The Problem of Cost

7.2. Access to Justice

7.3. The Categories of Cost

7.4. Strasbourg Case Law

7.4.1. The `Access to Court' Doctrine

7.4.2. The Economic Dimension

7.4.3. Legal Aid

7.4.4. Court Fees

7.5. Analysis

8. Predictability

8.1. The Ideal of Legal Certainty

8.2. Sources of Law

8.2.1. Continental Experience

8.2.2. The Common Law Practice

8.2.3. The Eastern European Situation

8.2.4. The Value of Consistency

8.3. Strasbourg Case Law

8.3.1. The Background

8.3.2. Beginnings

8.3.3. The Eastern European Cases

8.3.4. The Culmination

8.3.5. The Current Doctrine

8.4. Analysis

9. Conclusion

1. Books and Articles

2. Documents.

Notes:

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Universiteit Maastricht, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-282) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Auersperger Matic, Andrej 1975- Just words.

ISBN:

9781108479776

1108479774

OCLC:

1139031362