Russia and European Human-Rights Law : The Rise of the Civilizational Argument.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Human Rights Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church and its Patriarch Kirill I: A Critical Appraisal -- Culture Re-introduced: Contestation of Human Rights in Contemporary Russia -- Tilting at Windmills? The European Response to Violations of Media Freedom in Russia -- Orthodox Pluralism: Contours of Freedom of Religion in the Russian Federation and Strasbourg Jurisprudence -- Assessing Human Rights in Russia: Not to Miss the Forest for the Trees A Response to Preclik, Schönfeld and Hallinan -- Concluding Observations. Russia and European Human-Rights Law: Margins of the Margin of Appreciation -- List of Contributors -- Index.

Russia and European Human-Rights Law critically examines Russia's experiences as part of the European human righs protection system since its admittance in 1998. The authors combine legal and constructivist international relations theory perspectives in this study of Russia's practice and rhetoric in the Council of Europe and before the European Court of Human Rights.

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