The Positive Obligations of the State under the European Convention of Human Rights

by Dimitris Xenos

The system of the European Convention of Human Rights imposes positive obligations on the state to guarantee human rights in circumstances where state agents dot not directly interfere. In addition to the traditional/liberal negative obligation of non-interference, the state must actively protect the human rights of individuals residing within its jurisdiction. The liability of the state in terms of positive obligations induces a freestanding imperative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415870240
• ISBN13: 9780415870245
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"