The Rule of Law as the Lodestar of the European Convention on Human Rights: The Strasbourg Court and the Independence of the Judiciary

The rule of law is a principle of constitutional importance under the European Convention on Human Rights. For decades, it has guided the work of the Strasbourg Court. The article discusses the principle’s ideological core as a fundamental component of “European public order” and its three normative...

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Main Author: Robert Spano
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-06-01
Series:Teisė
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Online Access:https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/teise/article/view/24277
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The Rule of Law as the Lodestar of the European Convention on Human Rights: The Strasbourg Court and the Independence of the Judiciary
Teisė
European Court of Human Rights
rule of law
judicial independence
European public order
title The Rule of Law as the Lodestar of the European Convention on Human Rights: The Strasbourg Court and the Independence of the Judiciary
title_full The Rule of Law as the Lodestar of the European Convention on Human Rights: The Strasbourg Court and the Independence of the Judiciary
title_fullStr The Rule of Law as the Lodestar of the European Convention on Human Rights: The Strasbourg Court and the Independence of the Judiciary
title_full_unstemmed The Rule of Law as the Lodestar of the European Convention on Human Rights: The Strasbourg Court and the Independence of the Judiciary
title_short The Rule of Law as the Lodestar of the European Convention on Human Rights: The Strasbourg Court and the Independence of the Judiciary
title_sort rule of law as the lodestar of the european convention on human rights the strasbourg court and the independence of the judiciary
topic European Court of Human Rights
rule of law
judicial independence
European public order
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