RT Article
T1 Update on Jehovah's Witness cases before the European Court of Human Rights: implications of a surprising partnership
JF Religion, state & society
VO 45
IS 3/4
SP 232
OP 248
A1 Richardson, James T. 1943-
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1571262172
AB This contribution details the large number of cases carried by Jehovah's Witnesses to the European Court of Human Rights during its existence, and examines the many positive outcomes of those cases for the Witnesses and for religious freedom in the Council of Europe region. There is also discussion of theoretical debates concerning the underlying philosophy of the Court as it adjudicates the many religion cases the Witnesses have brought, and concepts from the sociology of law such as ‘courts as partners' and ‘third party partisans' also are examined as possible explanations of how the long-term and surprising arrangement has evolved over the life of the Court.
K1 ‘courts as partners'
K1 ‘third party partisans'
K1 Article 9
K1 Council of Europe
K1 European Court of Human Rights
K1 Jehovah's Witnesses
K1 Religious Freedom
DO 10.1080/09637494.2017.1389131