This document gains greater force as the Council of Europe expands, and as application of ECHR norms and European Court jurisprudence spreads to settings outside Council of Europe states. Analyzing...

This document gains greater force as the Council of Europe expands, and as application of ECHR norms and European Court jurisprudence spreads to settings outside Council of Europe states. Analyzing national responses on the basis of the justifications given for restrictions also opens a path for determining the validity of such justifications.