The Companion to the European Convention on Human Rights
Published on 6. November 2025
Book
Hardback
952 pages
978-90-04-54154-2 (ISBN)
Description
Over time the corpus of rights and obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights has developed into and is perhaps best understood as a system of autonomous concepts, with the European Court of Human Rights acting as its master of conceptualisation. The Companion to the European Convention on Human Rights seeks to identify and explain what these concepts are, how they have evolved, and how they have been applied by the Court. The Companion presents the first compilation and analysis of nearly 300 ECHR notions on Convention rights, principles, procedures and institutions.
Reviews / Votes
"This compendium of ECHR principles, institutions and procedures will prove an invaluable tool for judges, practitioners and academics seeking to access and use the ECtHR's vast case-law, whose importance is heightened as democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law come under increased pressure in Europe and beyond." - Siofra O'Leary, Hauser/Remarque Global Fellow, NYU (2025-2026), President of the European Court of Human Rights (2022-2024)"In this impressively rich and extensive volume, every thinkable topic related to the Convention system has been discussed by some of the most knowledgeable and experienced scholars and practitioners in the field. Their work - and the excellence of the editorial team - is sure to guarantee a book that is of great academic quality and practical value." - Janneke Gerards, State Councillor in the Advisory Division of the Council of State of the Netherlands and professor of European fundamental rights law at Utrecht University
"This masterpiece offers a unique entry point not only in the substantive, institutional and procedural development of the European Convention law, but also in-depth and subtle insights on the concepts and hermeneutics that shape more than sixty-year of the European Court's activities. Indispensable Companion for academics and practitioners interested in grasping the ECHR as a "living instrument"."
- Helene Tigroudja, Professor at Aix-Marseille University, Visiting Professor at Centre for International Law of National University of Singapore, and Vice Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 53 mm
Weight
1873 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-54154-2 (9789004541542)
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Persons
Kushtrim Istrefi, Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Public International Law at Utrecht University and substitute member of the Venice Commission. He is coordinator of the Research Platform on Peace, Security and Human Rights, and part of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights and Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law.
Zane Ratniece, Judicial Cooperation Officer in core international crimes at Eurojust, and former advisor to internationalised criminal courts and the European Court of Human Rights.
Kresimir Kamber, Ph.D., Adviser Private Office of the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, former Senior Legal Adviser at the European Court of Human Rights.
Zane Ratniece, Judicial Cooperation Officer in core international crimes at Eurojust, and former advisor to internationalised criminal courts and the European Court of Human Rights.
Kresimir Kamber, Ph.D., Adviser Private Office of the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, former Senior Legal Adviser at the European Court of Human Rights.