O'Cinneide, Colm;
(2023)
'What has the ECHR ever done for us?’:
The particular and specific importance
of the convention in protecting
rights across a democratic Europe.
The Irish Judicial Studies Journal
, 7
(2)
pp. 32-40.
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Abstract
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was recently described by Hogan J. as having ‘long been a favourite of the law and our constitutional order’. The importance and value of the Convention is generally acknowledged in Ireland, even as it comes under increasing criticism elsewhere. However, recent case-law has raised issues about the exact nature of the relationship between the Convention and Irish law. In addressing these issues, it is necessary to consider wider questions about the legitimacy of the Convention system of rights protection, and to identify the very real ‘added value’ it provides to well-established national mechanisms for upholding rights, democracy and rule of law.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | 'What has the ECHR ever done for us?’: The particular and specific importance of the convention in protecting rights across a democratic Europe |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.ijsj.ie/editions/2023-edition-2/ |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Laws |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10178067 |
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