The Doctrine of the Margin of Appreciation in the Legal Practice of International Courts
https://doi.org/10.24833/0869-0049-2009-2-244-262
Abstract
The modern system of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms has united 47 States: from Azerbaijan to Switzerland, from San Marino to Russia. These countries have remarkably different historical and cultural backgrounds as well legal systems.
According to the Doctrine when there is a conflict of interests between the society and a personal freedom it is up to the state to determine which of them shall have the priority. However, this freedom is subject to international control exercised by the Court. Despite being widely used by the Court the Doctrine is often criticized for undermining the consistency of the Convention. The present article analyses the arguments pro and con the use of the Doctrine. Concluding for its appropriateness the article also advocates that the Doctrine provides the flexibility that the Convention needs to be able to unify a great diversity of member states.
About the Author
O. S. Orekhov
PricewaterhouseCoopers CIS Law Offices B.V.
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oleg S. Orekhov – post-graduate student of the Chair of International and European Law of the Kazan State University;
lawyer
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Orekhov O.S. The Doctrine of the Margin of Appreciation in the Legal Practice of International Courts. Moscow Journal of International Law. 2009;(2):244-262. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24833/0869-0049-2009-2-244-262
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