Part 1: Institutions and Procedures 1: Context, background, and institutions 2: Proceedings before the court 3: Supervising the enforcement of judgments 4: Interpreting the convention 5: The scope of the convention 6: Reservations and derogations Part 2: Convention Rights 7: The right to an effective remedy 8: The right to life 9: Prohibition of ill-treatment 10: Protection from slavery and forced labour 11: Personal liberty and security 12: The right to a fair trial in civil and criminal cases 13: Aspects of the criminal process 14: Limitations common to articles 8-11 15: Protecting family life 16: Protecting private life, the home, and correspondence 17: Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion 18: Freedom of expression 19: Freedom of assembly and association 20: Protection of property 21: The right to education 22: The right to free elections 23: Freedom of movement 24: Freedom from discrimination Part 3: Reflections 25: Results and prospects

The authors - one academic and two practitioners in the Council of Europe Convention system - have the combined experience to give accurate and insightful commentary on Strasbourg case law and procedure From the overwhelming amount of Strasbourg case law, the authors have selected the most essential cases to cover, resulting in an authoritative yet concise overview Useful to students throughout Europe as it focuses on the European Convention, and the process and decisions of the Court, rather than the application of the Convention in any specific state Maps course structure by examining each Convention right in turn, making coverage easy to find and follow

The authors - one academic and two practitioners in the Council of Europe Convention system - have the combined experience to give accurate and insightful commentary on Strasbourg case law and procedure From the overwhelming amount of Strasbourg case law, the authors have selected the most essential cases to cover, resulting in an authoritative yet concise overview Useful to students throughout Europe as it focuses on the European Convention, and the process and decisions of the Court, rather than the application of the Convention in any specific state Maps course structure by examining each Convention right in turn, making coverage easy to find and follow