This series features works on substantial topics in international law which provide
authoritative statements of the chosen areas. Taken together they map out the whole of …

The margin of appreciation (MoA) has become the central conceptual doctrine in the
institutional and jurisprudential architecture of the European Convention on Human Rights …

Homosexuality and the European Court of Human Rights is the first book-length study of the
Court's jurisprudence in respect of sexual orientation. It offers a socio-legal analysis of the …

Like all constituted bodies of government, international organizations change over time-
sometimes in profound and unexpected ways. 2 Besides developing through the obvious …

How should international treaties be interpreted over time? This book offers fresh insights on
this age-old question. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) sets out the …

The European architecture for the protection of fundamental rights combines the legal
regimes of the states, the European Union, and the European Convention on Human Rights …

Litigation has presented itself as a serious means to vindicate normative commitments about
climate change by forcing governments to review their policy priorities. Today, the use of …

Abstract Between August and September 2021, the European Court of Human Rights
rejected three requests for interim measures against France and Greece's compulsory …

There cannot be any doubt that the rule of law is one of the most elementary and important
features of the European Union and the process of European integration as a whole. Without …

The answer to the question of what it means to say that a right is absolute is often taken for
granted, yet still sparks doubt and scepticism. This article investigates absoluteness further …