Product Description The European Covention on Human Rights (ECHR) covers a wide range of human rights protection: from a prohibition on torture through to, for example, the medical treatment of transsexuals. Individuals are increasingly complaining of human rights violations to the Strasbourg institutions. Thistext offers a highly readable yet scholarly analysis of both the procedure and the substance of the Convention. Review "The main strength of this book lies int its breadth of scope combined with a compact, accesible format", Dr David E Zammit, University of Malta About the Author Francis Jacobs, Advocate-General, European Court of Justice. Robin C. A. White, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Law, University of Leicester.