TY - DATA AU - Yildiz, Ezgi TI - Between forbearance and audacity : the European Court of Human Rights and the norm against torture SN - 9781009103862 AV - KJC 9400.5.T67 Y94B 2023 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Cambridge University Press KW - TORTURE KW - LAW AND LEGISLATION KW - EUROPE KW - CASES KW - TORTURE (INTERNATIONAL LAW) KW - EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The court redefines torture in Europe -- The conditions for audacity -- Inside the court : its trade-offs and zone of discretion -- Mapping out norm change -- From compromise to absolutism? Gradual transformation under the old court's watch -- New court, new thresholds, new obligations -- Change unopposed : the court's embrace of positive obligations -- Legal change in times of backlash -- Conclusion N2 - "Through legal and social science-based analyses, this book explains why international courts underutilize their power and traces how this impacts international norms. Using the norm against torture and inhumane or degrading treatment as an example, it systematically analyses c.2,300 judgements from the European Court of Human Rights, 1967-2016"-- UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009103862 ER -