The Crisis of the European Court of Human Rights in the Face of Authoritarian and Populist Regimes

Bill Bowring "The crisis of the European Court of Human Rights in the face of authoritarian and populist regimes" in Kent, Avidan and Trinidad, Jamie and Skoutaris, Nicos (eds.) The Future of International Courts. Routledge. (Forthcoming)

20 Pages Posted: 18 Dec 2018

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Bill Bowring

Birkbeck College, University of London - School of Law

Date Written: November 27, 2018

Abstract

This chapter asks whether the future of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recently been compromised by the Court’s apparent deference to three states which have at different times perpetrated gross violations of human rights in the context of internal armed conflict: Turkey, Russia and the United Kingdom. More than one commentator has raised the question whether the decisions of the ECtHR were ‘politically motivated’. I therefore analyse recent developments in respect of each of these countries in turn, concluding with some observations on the current state of affairs. I do not pretend to be able to predict the future of the ECtHR, but it is surely less certain than it appeared to be some years ago.

Suggested Citation

Bowring, Bill, The Crisis of the European Court of Human Rights in the Face of Authoritarian and Populist Regimes (November 27, 2018). Bill Bowring "The crisis of the European Court of Human Rights in the face of authoritarian and populist regimes" in Kent, Avidan and Trinidad, Jamie and Skoutaris, Nicos (eds.) The Future of International Courts. Routledge. (Forthcoming) , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3291425

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