NGOs and the struggle for human rights in Europe / by Loveday Hodson.
2011
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Author
Title
NGOs and the struggle for human rights in Europe / by Loveday Hodson.
Published
Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2011.
Call Number
KJC5138 .H63 2011
ISBN
9781841139616 (hbk.)
1841139610 (hbk.)
1841139610 (hbk.)
Description
xxi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)607975200
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
v
Tables and Illustrations
ix
Abbreviations
xi
Table of Cases
xiii
Table of Legislation
xix
1.
Introduction
1
I.
The Struggle for Rights
1
II.
The Struggle for Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights
3
III.
Vocabulary and Classification
6
IV.
Chapter Synopsis
7
2.
The Limits of Individualism: NGOS and the European Convention on Human Rights
10
I.
Introduction
10
II.
Individualism and the European Convention on Human Rights
11
III.
The Politics of Human Rights Litigation
20
IV.
NGOs and the International Human Rights Movement
23
V.
Beyond Individualism: A Fresh Approach to the European Convention on Human Rights
32
VI.
Conclusion
35
3.
The Role of NGOS in ECHR Litigation
36
I.
Introduction
36
II.
The Current Literature on NGOs and the ECHR
37
III.
A Brief Outline of the Adopted Methodology
45
IV.
The Incidence of NGO Involvement in the Sample Cases
46
V.
The Type of NGOs Involved in Litigation
57
VI.
The Type of Cases in which NGOs are Involved
59
VII.
The Success-Rate of NGO cases
63
VIII.
Conclusion
64
4.
States of Impunity: The Role of NGOs in Addressing Gross and Systematic: Violations of the Convention
65
I.
Introduction
65
II.
The European Roma Rights Centre: Challenging Police Brutality Against the Roma
66
III.
The Kurdish Human Rights Project: Addressing Gross Human Rights Violations Against Turkish Kurds
71
IV.
Understanding the Involvement of NGOs in the Case Studies
76
V.
Recent Developments
88
VI.
Conclusion
92
5.
`The Fight that is Never Done': the Role of `Pure Human Rights' Organisations
96
I.
Introduction
96
II.
The AIRE Centre
97
III.
Liberty: Challenging Criminal Justice Reforms
105
IV.
Recent Developments
117
V.
Conclusion
119
6.
`A Desire that Never Ends': Pressure Groups and the European Convention On Human Rights
123
I.
Introduction
123
II.
`PESUE' and the Right to Family Life
124
III.
Stonewall: Lobbying for Gay Rights
134
IV.
Greenpeace and Environmental Rights
139
V.
Recent Developments
146
VI.
Conclusion
148
7.
Conclusion
152
I.
Introduction
152
II.
The Research Findings
153
III.
The Limitations of NGOs as Litigators
156
IV.
Concluding Observations
162
APPENDIX A Detailed Description of the Adopted Methodology
165
I.
Introduction
165
II.
The Aims and Scope of the Research Project
166
III.
The Sample Analysed
168
IV.
The Quantitative Stage: Identifying NGO Participation
172
V.
The Qualitative Stage: Understanding NGO Participation
176
VI.
Final Observations
178
Bibliography
180
Index
195