The European Convention on Human Rights and the Conflict in Northern Ireland
This book provides the first comprehensive account of the role played by the European Convention on Human Rights during the conflict in Northern Ireland from 1968. Brice Dickson studies the effectiveness of the Convention in protecting human rights in a society wracked by terrorism and deep political conflict, detailing the numerous applications lodged at Strasbourg relating to the conflict and considering how they were dealt with by the enforcement bodies. The book illustrates thelimitations inherent in the Convention system but also demonstrates how the European Commission and Court of Human
eBook, English, 2010
OUP Oxford, Oxford, 2010