Persuasion and Legal Reasoning in the ECtHR Rulings

This book analyses the case law of the European Court of Human Rights from the point of view of argumentative tools used by the Court to persuade the audience - States, applicants and public opinion - of the correctness of its rulings. The judgments discussed concern matters related to human life, human dignity and the right to self-determination.

Aleksandra M--ykowska is an associate professor within the Department of Constitutional Law and European Research at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and an expert in the Treaty and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her research interests focus on constitutional and human rights law with particular emphasis on the issues related to the application of the European Convention on Human Rights (protection of property rights and reforms of the control system created on the basis of the Convention).
Anna M-ynarska-Sobaczewska is a professor within the Department of Constitutional Law and European Research at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Her research interests focus on the theory of constitutional law (legitimacy of public authorities and constitutional adjudication) and human rights (right to privacy, freedom of press and freedom of artistic creativity). Her research often looks at the relationship between language, persuasion and legal reasoning, as well as legitimising the dimension of legal instruments.