The reluctant role model: Why Britain (usually) obeys the European Court of Human Rights

Despite often complaining about the existence of the European Court of Human Rights, the UK has one of the strongest compliance records in the Court’s 47-country system. Zoë Jay explains how the UK’s conceptions of human rights protection shape its willingness to comply with the Court’s rulings.

• Primary Source

Social Europe, April 2017: The ECHR And EU—UK Relations (et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-echr-and-eu-uk-relations/

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