The populist challenge to the European Court of Human Rights

• Authors: PETROV Jan
• Year of publication: 2020
• Type: Peer-reviewed scientific article
• Magazine / Source: International Journal of Constitutional Law
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Law

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• Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/moaa027
• Keywords: European Court of Human Rights; populism; democratic backsliding; juidicial independence; politicization

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• Description: This article analyzes the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) from the perspective of the recent extraordinary wave of populism in Europe. It argues that populism poses a serious and distinctive challenge to the ECtHR since supranational judicial review is at odds with the populist ideology.

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