The Margin of Appreciation in Context of Freedom of Religion in the Interpretation of the European Court of Human Rights

This thesis addresses numerous key points on the application of the margin of appreciation principle in relation to Article 9 (2) of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ('Convention').1 In general terms, the margin of appreciation doctrine mea...

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Main Author: Shahpanahi, Nilufar
Other Authors: Macklem, Patrick
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31437
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spelling ndltd-TORONTO-oai-tspace.library.utoronto.ca-1807-314372013-04-19T20:02:42ZThe Margin of Appreciation in Context of Freedom of Religion in the Interpretation of the European Court of Human RightsShahpanahi, Nilufarmargin of appreciationfreedom of religionhuman rightsThis thesis addresses numerous key points on the application of the margin of appreciation principle in relation to Article 9 (2) of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ('Convention').1 In general terms, the margin of appreciation doctrine means that the State is allowed a certain measure of discretion, subject to European supervision, when it takes legislative, administrative, or judicial action in the area of a Convention right.2 The margin of appreciation is given to Contracting States to allow variation amongst them in terms of interpretation of the rights guaranteed.Macklem, Patrick2011-112011-12-20T17:09:57ZNO_RESTRICTION2011-12-20T17:09:57Z2011-12-20Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/1807/31437en_ca
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The Margin of Appreciation in Context of Freedom of Religion in the Interpretation of the European Court of Human Rights
description This thesis addresses numerous key points on the application of the margin of appreciation principle in relation to Article 9 (2) of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ('Convention').1 In general terms, the margin of appreciation doctrine means that the State is allowed a certain measure of discretion, subject to European supervision, when it takes legislative, administrative, or judicial action in the area of a Convention right.2 The margin of appreciation is given to Contracting States to allow variation amongst them in terms of interpretation of the rights guaranteed.
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title The Margin of Appreciation in Context of Freedom of Religion in the Interpretation of the European Court of Human Rights
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title_full The Margin of Appreciation in Context of Freedom of Religion in the Interpretation of the European Court of Human Rights
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