Abstract
This article examines the relationship between the methods that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) use to decide disputes that involve ‘human’ or ‘fundamental’ rights claims, and the substantive outcomes that result from the use of these particular methods. It has a limited aim: in attempting to understand the interrelationship between human rights methodology and human rights outcomes, it considers primarily the use of ‘comparative reasoning’ in ‘human’ and ‘fundamental’ rights claims by these courts. It is not primarily concerned with examining the extent to which the use of comparative reasoning is based on an appropriate methodology or whether there is a persuasive normative theory underpinning the use of comparative reasoning. The issues considered in this chapter do some of the groundwork, however, that is necessary in order to address these methodological and normative questions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 383-415 |
Number of pages | 32 |
Journal | Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies |
Volume | 15 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Court of Justice of the European Union, European Court of Human Rights, use of comparative jurisprudence, human rights
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Law