The European Convention on Human Rights and the Conflict in Northern Ireland
- ISBN-10
- 0199652341
- ISBN-13
- 9780199652341
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 445
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03-15
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Brice Dickson
Description
This book charts the role played by the European Convention on Human Rights during the conflict in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present day. It offers a systematic case-study of the Convention's capacity to protect human rights in a society wracked by terrorism and political conflict.
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