JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE GEORGIAN JUDICIAL PRACTICE

Authors

  • Konstantin Korkelia Professor of International Law of Human Rights, Author

Abstract

The article examines how European human rights standards may contribute to improving human rights protection in Georgia, and what role judicial activism may play in securing the protection of human rights. These issues will be analysed on the basis of the practice of Georgian general jurisdiction courts.

The first part of the article examines the influence the European Convention on Human Rights may have on human rights protection based on European standards in Georgia. The second part of the article deals with the existing Georgian practice of judicial activism and self-restraint in the field of human rights.

Author Biography

  • Konstantin Korkelia, Professor of International Law of Human Rights,

    Professor of International Law of Human Rights, Tbilisi State University.

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Published

2024-09-07

Issue

No. 4 (2011)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE GEORGIAN JUDICIAL PRACTICE. (2024). Constitutional Law Review, 4, 42-50. https://clr.iliauni.edu.ge/index.php/journal/article/view/57