A constitutionalist approach to the European Convention on Human Rights: the legitimacy of evolutive and static interpretation
In: Hart studies in constitutional theory volume 3
Introduction -- On the concepts of law and human rights -- A new concept of evolutive and static interpretation -- The legitimacy of evolutive interpretation revisited -- The criticism against evolutive interpretation revisited -- The argument of constitutionalism -- The constitutional nature of the ECHR -- Three basic constitutional principles of the ECHR -- Setting the scene for balancing at the interpretation stage -- The balancing model for evolutive and static interpretation -- External justification -- The right to divorce -- The right to assisted suicide -- The right to preservation of the environment -- Conclusion.