The 3 regional human rights courts in context : justice that cannot be taken for granted / Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen ; translated from the French by Ciarán Ó Faoláin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burgorgue-Larsen, Laurence, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

European Court of Human Rights.

International human rights courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

The European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights are three supranational jurisdictions that protect human rights. This book is the first comprehensive study to compare the three regional courts. It also considers how they operate as parts of a greater whole.

Contents:

Cover

The 3 Regional Human Rights Courts in Context

Copyright

Dedication

Summary Contents

Detailed Contents

Notes on the Translation

Table of Cases

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Singular Justice

Section 1. So far, and yet so close

Section 2. Being an outsider

1. Creation

Introduction

Section 1. The influence of geopolitics

1. The shock of the Second World War

A. Europe's reactive approach

B. The proactive Latin American approach

2. The interaction of multiple influences in Africa

A. The enhancement of sovereign powers

B. The shirking of responsibilities

Section 2. The influence of legal diplomacy

1. The roles of individuals

A. Pierre-​Henri Teitgen, a creative genius

B. Kéba Mbaye, defender of ethics

2. The roles of institutions

A. The Inter-​American Juridical Committee

B. The International Commission of Jurists

Conclusion: Nothing short of a miracle

PART I. EVOLUTION

2. Efficacy: A Major Challenge

Section 1. Shaky constructions

1. Adjusting commitments

A. Universalization as a done deal in Europe

1. A difficult conquest

2. A delayed outcome

B. Universalization: out of the question in America and Africa?

1. The complexity of the African system

2. The inter-​American cultural schism

2. The denunciation of commitments

A. The Regime of the Colonels in Greece and Putin's authoritarian Russia

B. Trinidad and Tobago under Robinson, Peru under Fujimori, Venezuela under Chávez, and Nicaragua under Ortega

C. Rwanda under Kagamé, Tanzania under Magufuli, Benin under Talon, and Côte d'Ivoire under Ouattara

Section 2. Complex constructions

1. European exclusivity

A. A period of shared responsibility

Section 1. The choice of rights

1. Drivers of normative expansion

A. The duality of legal drivers

1. Protocols

2. Specialized conventions

B. The varying geometry of drivers

2. Trends in normative expansion

A. Social content

1. European mistrust

2. Latin American commitment

B. Gender issues

1. Legal avant-​gardism in Latin America

2. African ambition

Section 2. The choice of judges

1. The election of judges

A. The permanence of discretionary power

1. The orthodoxy surrounding the qualifications required of candidates

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 25, 2024).

ISBN:

9780192699244

0192699245

9780191967696

0191967696

OCLC:

1418891622