TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marshall,Jill
TI  - Personal freedom through human rights law?: autonomy, identity and integrity under the European Convention on Human Rights 
T2  - Nijhoff eBook titles 2009
SN  - 9789047412083
AV  - K3240 .M369 2009
U1  - 341.4/8 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
KW  - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
KW  - (1950)
KW  - Autonomy
KW  - Freedom of information
KW  - Freedom of religion
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Identity (Philosophical concept)
KW  - Integrity
KW  - Liberty
KW  - Persons (Law)
KW  - Privacy, Right of
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-229) and index; Preliminary Materials; J. Marshall --; Chapter 1. Introduction To The Book; J. Marshall --; Chapter 2. Personal Freedom And Human Rights Law; J. Marshall --; Chapter 3. The European Convention On Human Rights And Personhood; J. Marshall --; Chapter 4. From Privacy To Personal Autonomy; J. Marshall --; Chapter 5. The ECtHR’s Development Of Respect For Private Life Into A Real Right To Personal Autonomy; J. Marshall --; Chapter 6. Personal Identity Definitions; J. Marshall --; Chapter 7. Sexual Identity; J. Marshall --; Chapter 8. Identity And Access To Information Important To One’s Identity; J. Marshall --; Chapter 9. Religious Identity; J. Marshall --; Chapter 10. Bodily And Moral Integrity Rights; J. Marshall --; Chapter 11. Conclusion To The Book; J. Marshall --; Bibliography; J. Marshall --; Index; J. Marshall; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides a right to respect for one’s private life. The European Court of Human Rights has interpreted this provision broadly to include a right to personal autonomy, identity and integrity. The book examines these concepts by interconnecting case law from the Court with the philosophical debates, including those in feminism, in four parts: (1) personal freedom and human rights law (2) privacy and personal autonomy (3) personal identity (4) bodily and moral integrity. The author notes, through her analysis of the Court’s case law, that different versions of freedom are evident in the jurisprudence, including one which may restrict human freedom rather than enhance it through human rights law. This book will be invaluable to scholars of the Court, human rights and issues of the self
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004170599.i-234
ER  -