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Book SynopsisIntroduces American audiences to the judicial arm of the Council of Europe - a group distinct from the European Union, and much larger - whose mission is centered on interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights. In the battle for the world's conscience, this title shows how the court in Strasbourg may be pulling ahead.
Trade ReviewA gripping account of the stories behind the cases that have made European human rights jurisprudence the force for moral good that it is today. -- Conor Gearty * director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics *
A one-of-a kind account of Strasbourg law. -- Mark Janis * William F. Starr Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law *
We in the United States, who have watched the deterioration of constitutional rights in the absence of strong judicial oversight, can learn from the remarkable example of the European Court of Human Rights in this wonderful book. -- Howard Zinn
A wonderfully written and researched book that celebrates Europe's achievements in defending human rights through the stories of the victims who took their complaints to the European Court of Human Rights. -- Professor Kevin Boyle * Human Rights Centre, University of Essex *
Apart from the legal issues, the stories of lives shattered by torturers are compelling and poignant . . . [G]eneral readers will be rewarded by its lively content and readability. Highly recommended. * Choice *
If you haven't come across this book, all the stories behind the cases are here. It is often funny and always moving, written in a light style that celebrates all those that made the Strasbourg caselaw. -- Jonathan Cooper * European Human Rights Law Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction Part I. The Expanding Ambit of Personal Life
1. Why Bastard?
2. When Irish Eyes Are Crying
3. Gay in a Time of Troubles
4. Dudgeon's Children
5. The Greening of Europe?
6. Dumb Immigrants
Part II. The Rights of Expression
7. Minos and Jehovah
8. Recovered Memories
9. Mohammed Comes to Strasbourg
Part III. State Violence
10. The Death Penalty, Mutilation, and the Whip
11. The Original Hooded Men
12. The Tortures of Aksoy
13. Two Faces of Kurdish Feminism
Part IV. Challenges for the Future
14. The Chechen Challenge
15. The Roma Challenge
Part V. Concluding Thoughts
16. A Constitutional Identity for Europe
17. Human Rights in Europe and America
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