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.
Subjects:	Human rights. Droits de l'homme (Droit international) POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights. Human rights Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Deference : reasoning differently on the basis of external factors
Different approaches to deference in international human rights law
Democracy and participation
Treaty interpretation, current state practice, and other international law influences on the practice of deference
Expertise and competence
Proportionality : determining rights
Nature of the right and type of case.