The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories
This article examines the applicability of the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) when a State loses control over parts of its territory. It argues that the jurisprudence of the European Court for Human Rights, which insists on residual positive obligations based in sovereign title over ter...
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| author | Milanovic, Marko Papić, Tatjana |
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| description | This article examines the applicability of the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) when a State loses control over parts of its territory. It argues that the jurisprudence of the European Court for Human Rights, which insists on residual positive obligations based in sovereign title over territory, is problematic and needs to be rethought. The Court’s current approach is not only likely to provoke backlash, since it requires it to decide politically explosive questions of sovereign title, but does so for very little practical benefit for the protection of human rights. The article therefore explores more preferable alternatives. |
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| spelling | nottingham-529082020-05-04T19:44:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52908/ The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories Milanovic, Marko Papić, Tatjana This article examines the applicability of the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) when a State loses control over parts of its territory. It argues that the jurisprudence of the European Court for Human Rights, which insists on residual positive obligations based in sovereign title over territory, is problematic and needs to be rethought. The Court’s current approach is not only likely to provoke backlash, since it requires it to decide politically explosive questions of sovereign title, but does so for very little practical benefit for the protection of human rights. The article therefore explores more preferable alternatives. Cambridge University Press 2018-08-16 Article PeerReviewed Milanovic, Marko and Papić, Tatjana (2018) The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories. International and Comparative Law Quarterly . ISSN 1471-6895 Jurisdiction; Responsibility; ECHR; European Court of Human Rights; Sovereignty; Positive obligations; Kosovo; Georgia; Ukraine; Russia; Crimea https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-and-comparative-law-quarterly/article/applicability-of-the-echr-in-contested-territories/D7C0FF96AEFB19FB6D3D6D9F410608CA doi:10.1017/S0020589318000234 doi:10.1017/S0020589318000234 |
| spellingShingle | Jurisdiction; Responsibility; ECHR; European Court of Human Rights; Sovereignty; Positive obligations; Kosovo; Georgia; Ukraine; Russia; Crimea Milanovic, Marko Papić, Tatjana The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories |
| title | The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories |
| title_full | The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories |
| title_fullStr | The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories |
| title_full_unstemmed | The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories |
| title_short | The applicability of the ECHR in contested territories |
| title_sort | applicability of the echr in contested territories |
| topic | Jurisdiction; Responsibility; ECHR; European Court of Human Rights; Sovereignty; Positive obligations; Kosovo; Georgia; Ukraine; Russia; Crimea |
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