The new doctrine on misuse of power under Article 18 ECHR
Is it about the system of contre-pouvoirs within the State after all
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12189463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aikaterini Tsampi (0000-0002-1286-8769, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 134-155 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0924-0519 • E-ISSN: 2214-7357 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0924051920923606 |
| OpenAlex | W3035587736 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The case-law on Article 18 of the European Convention on Human Rights has been evolving recently in a dramatic fashion. This evolution, which shaped a new doctrine on the misuse of power, focuses on the criminalisation of dissent within a State where undemocratic tendencies arise. The purpose of this article is to highlight these undemocratic tendencies and demonstrate that Article 18 ECHR addresses the systemic deficiencies in the balance of powers within a State. A violation of Article 18 ECHR occurs when the executive branch of government male fide tries to erode the social, political and economic contre-pouvoirs within a State and when the institutional contre-pouvoirs, namely the judicial and the legislative branch of government, fail to avert this erosion
Balance (ability · Convention · Dissent · Doctrine · Government (linguistics · Human rights · Law and economics · Legislature · Political dissent · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · International Law and Human Rights · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |