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'Dr Xenos's study makes a major contribution, not only to the debate about positive obligations, but also to our understanding of the relationship between civil and political rights, on the one hand, and social and economic rights on the other, and to how the European Convention on Human Rights can and ought to be interpreted.' Steven Greer, Professor of Human Rights, University of Bristol 'The book provides an interesting, well-substantiated and welcome contribution to the scientific debate about the role and the law of the ECHR' Janneke Gerards, Professor of Fundamental Rights Law, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, published in Tijdschrift voor Constitutioneel Recht (Jan 2012)

Xenos addresses the issue of to what extent is the state obligated to protect its citizens from human rights violations by private parties, and considers both the legitimacy and limits of those 'positive obligations' in the context of the European Convention on Human Rights. A sampling of topics includes: the nature and structure of Convention rights, application and development of positive obligations, protection in the absence of interference, access points and domestic implementation, and a conclusion with commentary on the general message and nature of positive obligations and their scope and limits. --Book News

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Dimitris Xenos is a Research Fellow at the European Public Law Organisation, Athens. He also acts as a legal consultant on issues of human rights law.

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