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020 _a9781009103862
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049 _amain
050 0 0 _aKJC 9400.5.T67
_bY94B 2023
100 _aYildiz, Ezgi
_9256376
245 1 0 _aBetween forbearance and audacity : the European Court of Human Rights and the norm against torture /
_cEzgi Yildiz
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2023
300 _aonline resource
449 _a110301
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aTORTURE
_xLAW AND LEGISLATION
_zEUROPE
_xCASES
_9256377
650 0 _aTORTURE (INTERNATIONAL LAW)
_xCASES
_9256378
650 0 _aEUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
_9256379
850 _aSPU
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009103862
910 _aLibrary
_bCambridge University Press
_c150224
_pEB000376
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_cEBK
998 _aniparat 0224
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