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Personal freedom through human rights law? : autonomy, identity and integrity under the European Convention on Human Rights

Analysing the European Court of Human Rights' jurisprudence and philosophical debates on personal autonomy, identity and integrity, this book offers a critical analysis of the possibility of different versions of personal freedom emerging in the case law which may restrict rather than enhance personal freedom
eBook, English, 2009
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, 2009
1 online resource (vii, 233 pages).
9789047412083, 9789004170599, 9781282399983, 9786612399985, 9047412087, 9004170596, 1282399985, 6612399988
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Personal freedom and human rights law
The European Convention on Human Rights and personhood
From privacy to personal autonomy
The ECtHR's development of respect for private life into a real right to personal autonomy
Personal identity definitions
Sexual identity
Identity and access to information important to one's identity
Religious identity
Bodily and moral integrity rights
English