Alain Zysset
Searching for the Legitimacy of the European Court of Human Rights: The Neglected Role of ‘Democratic Society’
Zysset, Alain
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Abstract
In this article, I argue against the claim that the practice of the European Court of Human Rights cannot be reconciled with the democratic-procedural standards by which state parties, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, decide about the content and scope of human rights norms. First, I suggest drawing the attention to the neglected balancing exercise of the review process, in which the Court has to determine whether a violation is nevertheless ‘necessary in a democratic society’. Second, I shed light on the role that ‘pluralism’ plays in the balancing (with particular emphasis on Articles 8–11). Third, I argue that Thomas Christiano’s egalitarian argument for democracy can best illuminate the Court’s reliance on pluralism.
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Zysset, A. (2016). Searching for the Legitimacy of the European Court of Human Rights: The Neglected Role of ‘Democratic Society’. Global Constitutionalism, 5(1), 16-47. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045381716000022
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 20, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 7, 2016 |
Publication Date | Mar 7, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Oct 31, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 1, 2017 |
Journal | Global Constitutionalism |
Print ISSN | 2045-3817 |
Electronic ISSN | 2045-3825 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 5 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 16-47 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045381716000022 |
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