Subsidiarity, legitimacy, and the European Court of Human Rights /

Often accused of illegitimate interference with its member states' political choices, the European Court of Human Rights, like other international institutions operating outside of any democratic polity, faces serious concerns about its democratic legitimacy. 'Subsidiarity, Legitimacy, and...

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Main Author:	Walther, Reto (Author)
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2026]
Series:	International courts and tribunals series.
Subjects:	European Court of Human Rights. European Court of Human Rights Subsidiarity > European Union countries. Subsidiarité > Pays de l'Union européenne. Courts. LAW. Jurisprudence. Human Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Subsidiarity European Union countries Law. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Often accused of illegitimate interference with its member states' political choices, the European Court of Human Rights, like other international institutions operating outside of any democratic polity, faces serious concerns about its democratic legitimacy. 'Subsidiarity, Legitimacy, and the European Court of Human Rights' is a full-length analysis of the ECHR from a separation-of-powers perspective, offering a compelling defence of subsidiarity as crucial to the democratic legitimacy of the ECHR, which contains insights relevant to many international treaty systems.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780198921455 0198921454