The margin of appreciation in international human rights law : deference and proportionality /

International human rights courts accord their member states a margin of appreciation in relation to the implementation and interpretation of human rights law. This book argues that a degree of deference is justified - human rights inevitably look different from place to place.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Legg, Andrew, 1983-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Oxford monographs in international law.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:International human rights courts accord their member states a margin of appreciation in relation to the implementation and interpretation of human rights law. This book argues that a degree of deference is justified - human rights inevitably look different from place to place.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 232 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index.
ISBN:9780191741173
0191741175
9780191632143
0191632147