Jacobs and White, The European Convention on Human Rights, 3rd ed.

Book abstract:

The European Convention on Human Rights plays a significant role in modern society because it protects human rights in over forty European countries. When these human rights are violated in any given state, defendants can then take their grievances to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. This book explores both the laws laid down by the Convention, and the processes by which the organisation at Strasbourg copes with these grievances, while acknowledging any developments since 1995. These, in particular, include the revision of the Convention's machinery, the growing involvement of central and Eastern European states, and the establishment of a pan-European framework for governing both individual and inter-state complaints. The book uses Strasbourg case law as its point of reference.

Comprised of a series of succinct entries, with an article by article exploration of the European Convention, the book unfolds in numerous chapters. It begins by providing information on historical background and institutions, and proceeds through issues as complex and diverse as the right to life, the prohibition of torture, the protection from slavery and forced labour, the criminal process, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and association, the protection of property, the right to education, the freedom of movement, proceedings before the court and the role of the committee of ministers, among others. The book concludes with an assessment of results and prospects.

The work is aimed at students, those needing advanced information on the European Convention, as well as newcomers to the subject.

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