Download or read book The European Court of Human Rights written by Helmut P. Aust and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful book considers how the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is faced with numerous challenges which emanate from authoritarian and populist tendencies arising across its member states. It argues that it is now time to reassess how the ECHR responds to such challenges to the protection of human rights in the light of its historical origins.