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OverviewThe exceptionality of America's Supreme Court has long been conventional wisdom. But the United States Supreme Court is no longer the only one changing the landscape of public rights and values. Over the past thirty years, the European Court of Human Rights has developed an ambitious, American-style body of law. Unheralded by the mass press, this obscure tribunal in Strasbourg, France has become, in many ways, the Supreme Court of Europe. Michael Goldhaber introduces American audiences to the judicial arm of the Council of Europe-a group distinct from the European Union, and much larger-whose mission is centered on interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights. The Council routinely confronts nations over their most culturally-sensitive, hot-button issues. It has stared down France on the issue of Muslim immigration; Ireland on abortion; Greece on Greek Orthodoxy; Turkey on Kurdish separatism; Austria on Nazism; and Britain on gay rights and corporal punishment. And what is most extraordinary is that nations commonly comply. In the battle for the world's conscience, Goldhaber shows how the court in Strasbourg may be pulling ahead. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael GoldhaberPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780813544618ISBN 10: 0813544610 Pages: 215 Publication Date: 31 December 2008 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Expanding Ambit of Personal Life 1. Why Bastard? 2. When Irish Eyes Are Crying 3. Gay in a Time of Troubles 4. Dudgeon's Children 5. The Greening of Europe? 6. Dumb Immigrants Part II. The Rights of Expression 7. Minos and Jehovah 8. Recovered Memories 9. Mohammed Comes to Strasbourg Part III. State Violence 10. The Death Penalty, Mutilation, and the Whip 11. The Original Hooded Men 12. The Tortures of Aksoy 13. Two Faces of Kurdish Feminism Part IV. Challenges for the Future 14. The Chechen Challenge 15. The Roma Challenge Part V. Concluding Thoughts 16. A Constitutional Identity for Europe 17. Human Rights in Europe and America Sources IndexReviewsA gripping account of the stories behind the cases that have made European human rights jurisprudence the force for moral good that it is today. -- Conor Gearty * director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics * A one-of-a kind account of Strasbourg law. -- Mark Janis * William F. Starr Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law * We in the United States, who have watched the deterioration of constitutional rights in the absence of strong judicial oversight, can learn from the remarkable example of the European Court of Human Rights in this wonderful book. -- Howard Zinn A wonderfully written and researched book that celebrates Europe's achievements in defending human rights through the stories of the victims who took their complaints to the European Court of Human Rights. -- Professor Kevin Boyle * Human Rights Centre, University of Essex * Apart from the legal issues, the stories of lives shattered by torturers are compelling and poignant . . . [G]eneral readers will be rewarded by its lively content and readability. Highly recommended. * Choice * If you haven't come across this book, all the stories behind the cases are here. It is often funny and always moving, written in a light style that celebrates all those that made the Strasbourg caselaw. -- Jonathan Cooper * European Human Rights Law Review * Author InformationMichael D. Goldhaber is a contributing editor at The American Lawyer magazine, where he previously served as Chief European Correspondent and Senior International Correspondent. Mr. Goldhaber is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School (1997), Yale Law School (1993), and Harvard College (summa cum laude, 1990). He writes widely on legal affairs, with a focus on human rights and international arbitration. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |