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Between forbearance and audacity : the European Court of Human Rights and the norm against torture /

"Through legal and social science-based analyses, this book explains why international courts underutilize their power and traces how this impacts international norms. Using the norm against torture and inhumane or degrading treatment as an example, it systematically analyses judgements from th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yildiz, Ezgi (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Series:Studies on international courts and tribunals.
Subjects:
European Court of Human Rights.
Torture > Law and legislation > Europe > Cases.
Torture (International law) > Cases.
Torture (Droit international) > Jurisprudence.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Through legal and social science-based analyses, this book explains why international courts underutilize their power and traces how this impacts international norms. Using the norm against torture and inhumane or degrading treatment as an example, it systematically analyses judgements from the European Court of Human Rights, 1967-2016"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 249 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009103862
1009103865
DOI:10.1017/9781009103862