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This book focuses on the most important implications of the "fair hearing" right for conducting civil proceedings. It provides a thorough and critical analysis of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (the Strasbourg Court) regarding Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. It puts forward a generally applicable framework for the analysis of the various procedural issues to which the "fair hearing" right may give rise, then applies that framework to discuss a selection of specific procedural issues. The book investigates several important questions of general scope in the context of ECHR Article 6, such as: What is the relevance of case law regarding criminal proceedings when the "fair hearing" right is applied to civil proceedings? How does the Strasbourg Court actually proceed when evaluating whether specific court proceedings have been "fair"? What are the roles of fundamental concepts such as the "margin of appreciation" and proportionality in this regard? In the subsequent discussion of specific procedural issues, the focus is on the balance that must be struck between procedural safeguards and the objectives of efficiency and economy. The book considers specific procedural issues such as: When must an oral hearing be held in order for civil proceedings to be "fair"? When will a refusal of specific evidence render civil proceedings unfair? When is a civil litigant entitled to l egal aid? As such, the book not only presents current case law; it also compares various strands of the case law regarding the "fair hearing" right, and argues that the Strasbourg Court's approach to various pertinent issues needs to become more consistent. Offering an in-depth examination of the Strasbourg Court's case law regarding ECHR Article 6, this book should be consulted by anyone interested in fundamental fair trial rights.

Law - Europe, except U.K. --- Law - Non-U.S. --- Law, Politics & Government --- Fair trial --- Due process of law --- Right to a fair trial --- Trial, Fair --- Human Rights. --- European Law. --- Human rights. --- Law—Europe. --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Human rights --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Law and legislation --- Drets humans --- Drets civils (Dret internacional) --- Drets de l'home --- Drets de la persona --- Drets del ciutadà --- Comissions de la veritat --- Justícia transicional --- Dret i legislació --- Tribunal Europeu dels Drets de l'Home. --- Consell d'Europa. --- Tribunal Europeu de Drets Humans --- Tribunal Europeu dels Drets Humans --- Tribunal d'Estrasburg --- Cort Europea de Drets Humans --- European Court of Human Rights --- Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos --- Corte Europea de Derechos Humanos --- Tribunal Europeo de Derechos del Hombre --- Tribunal Europeo de los Derechos del Hombre --- Corte europea dei diritti dell'uomo --- Cour européenne des droits de l'homme --- Europaischer Gerchtshof für Menschenrechte --- Tribunal Europeu dels Drets de l'Home (Estrasburg) --- Comissió Europea dels Drets de l'Home