Article 3 ECHREuropean Court of Human Rightshuman dignityhuman rights lawvulnerability
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<JATS1:p>This open access book asks, who is a vulnerable person in human rights law?</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>It assesses the treatment of vulnerability by the European Court of Human Rights, an area that has been surprisingly underexplored by European human rights law to date. It explores legal-philosophical understandings of the topic, providing a theoretical framework that can be used when examining the question. Not confining itself to the abstract, however, it provides a bridge from the theoretical to the practical by undertaking a comprehensive examination of the Court’s approach under Article 3 ECHR. It also pays particular attention to the concept of human dignity.</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>Well written and compellingly argued, this is an important new book for all scholars of European human rights.</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>Volume 106 in the Series Modern Studies in European Law</JATS1:p>
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It connects theory with practice through a comprehensive examination of the European Court of Human Rights’ approach under Article 3 ECHR.
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It develops a legal-philosophical framework for analyzing who qualifies as a vulnerable person in human rights law.
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The analysis gives particular attention to the relationship between vulnerability and human dignity.
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The book examines how vulnerability is treated in European human rights law, identifying it as a surprisingly underexplored area.
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the European Court of Human Rights’ treatment of vulnerable persons under Article 3 ECHR
Research Subject
the legal-philosophical concept of vulnerability, including its relationship to human dignity, in European human rights law
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2021-01-01
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