European Convention on Human Rights

Krishnamurthy (politics and international studies, Pondicherry U., India) and Ganapathy-Dore (law, political, and social sciences, U. of Paris, France) bring together a group of Indian and European scholars of law, political science, and other fields for 12 essays that evaluate the contribution of the European human rights regime in protecting and promoting human rights in Europe and what lessons can be learned from it and its outcome. They discuss the European Convention on Human Rights and the role of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as specific articles; security and anti-terrorism laws and rights and liberties; the rights relating to multiculturalism and for minority Muslim communities in Europe; the French Constitutional Charter of 2003 and environmental rights; comparisons of the Convention with the provisions of Indian Constitutional law, especially Fundamental Freedoms; the Convention through the lens of international relations, including links to the European Development Cooperation Policy and India-EU relations; sovereignty vs. humanitarian intervention; the views of Jewish authors on human rights and in terms of post-1968 French philosophy; the legal complications of forced marriages; and human rights education. Distributed in North America by ISBS. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)