Between Forbearance and Audacity: The European . Yildiz, Yildiz,**

Name: Between Forbearance and Audacity: The European . Yildiz, Yildiz,**
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Between Forbearance and AudacityThe European Court of Human Rights and the Norm against Torture\nAuthor(s): Ezgi Yildiz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009108300, 978-1009108300\nSynopsis\nWhen international courts are given sweeping powers, why would they ever refuse to use them? The book explains how and when courts employ strategies for institutional survival and resilience: forbearance and audacity, which help them adjust their sovereignty costs to pre-empt and mitigate backlash and political pushback. By systematically analysing almost 2,300 judgements from the European Court of Human Rights from [tel], Ezgi Yildiz traces how these strategies shaped the norm against torture and inhumane or degrading treatment. With expert interviews and a nuanced combination of social science and legal methods, Yildiz innovatively demonstrates what the norm entails, and when and how its contents changed .