Human Rights Imperialists

Conall Mallory is a Lecturer at Newcastle University Law School.

• Introduction I. The Extraterritorial Question II. The Strasbourg Approach III. The Claims of the Book IV. The Structure of the Book 1. Creating Human Rights ‘Jurisdiction’ I. Introduction II. The Drafting of Article 1 III. The Problem with ‘Jurisdiction’ IV. Creating Human Rights Jurisdiction V. Conclusion 2. Interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights I. Introduction II. The Convention’s Interpretive Parties III. The ‘Correct’ Process of Interpretation IV. Interpretive Communities V. Article 1’s Interpretive Communities VI. Conclusion 3. Incremental Normalisation: The Strasbourg Approach 1953–2001 I. Introduction II. The Point of Departure III. Judicial Minimalism IV. Enhanced Justification V. Consideration of Context VI. Conclusion 4. Deconstruction and Reconstruction: The European Court of Human Rights 2001–10 I. Introduction II. Judicial Deconstruction: Bankovic v Belgium and Others III. Judicial Reconstruction IV. An Unsettled Community5. The Contracting Parties: Competing for Meaning I. Introduction II. Applying the ECHR to Iraq III. Three Categories of State Arguments IV. State Acceptance of the Convention’s Extraterritorial Application V. Conclusion 6. National Courts: The Systemisation of ‘Jurisdiction’ I. Introduction II. The Five Bases of Jurisdiction III. Conclusion 7. The European Court of Human Rights: Strategic (Re-)alignment I. Introduction II. Personal Jurisdiction: ‘State Agent Authority and Control’ III. Spatial Jurisdiction IV. Applying the Convention Abroad V. Conclusion: Temporary Stability 8. A Return to the Drawing Board I. Introduction II. Guiding Principles III. Conservative Options IV. Progressive Options V. A Proposal VI. The Communities VII. Conclusion Conclusion: Human Rights Imperialists

This work concisely traces the previous development of the extraterritorial application of the Convention and offers exciting food for thought for the future.