The Theory, Potential and Practice of Procedural Dialogue in the European Convention on Human Rights System 2016 - School of Human Rights Research Series

Dialogue is the new buzzword for the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention) system. Judges throughout Europe have welcomed and encouraged dialogue, and references to the notion have become commonplace at conferences and in academic writing. Yet although the buzz has intensified, exactly why dialogue can be of added value is not often examined. Nor do those who rely on the notion usually explain how exactly it can be operationalised in a practical sense. This volume dissects the common-sense realisation that dialogue adds value to the Convention system, within which the State Parties, the Court, the Committee of Minsiters (Committee), the Parliamentary Assembly (Assembly), and the Commissioner for Human Rights (Commissioner) interact.