Rights and wrongs under the ECHR
the prohibition of abuse of rights in article 17 of the European Convention on Human Rights
- ISBN: 9781780684185
- Editorial: Intersentia Ltd.
- Fecha de la edición: 2017
- Lugar de la edición: Cambridge. Reino Unido
- Colección: School of Human Rights Research Series
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 23 cm
- Nº Pág.: 301
- Idiomas: Inglés
The prohibition of abuse of rights in Article 17 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR or Convention) embodies one of the Convention's main principles: its commitment to democracy and democratic values. The provision aims to prevent groups and individuals from successfully invoking fundamental rights and freedoms to justify anti-democratic activities. At the same time it is also one of the Convention's most controversial provisions. There exists a certain tension between human rights protection and the concept of abuse of rights. While human rights essentially aim to promote freedom by affirming the basic rights and freedoms citizens enjoy vis-a-vis state authorities, the abuse clause primarily aims to protect the democratic organisation of the state against groups and individuals invoking these rights with the aim of undermining it. Furthermore, an analysis of the growing body of case law on this topic shows that the interpretation and application of Article 17 ECHR are far from unequivocal.
