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.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Oxford monographs in international law.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 232 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191741173 0191741175 9780191632143 0191632147 |