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https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/30552| Title: | Advisory Opinions |
| Authors: | Abrusci, Elena |
| Keywords: | advisory opinions;regional human rights systems;jurisdiction;admissibility;European Court of Human Rights;African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights;Inter-American Court of Human Rights;Arab Court of Human Rights |
| Issue Date: | 15-Oct-2025 |
| Publisher: | T.M.C. Asser Press |
| Citation: | Abrusci, E. (2025) 'Advisory Opinions', in A. Almutawa and K.D. Magliveras (eds) Regional Courts of Human Rights. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press, pp. 171–194. doi: 10.1007/978-94-6265-695-6_8. |
| Abstract: | This chapter provides a comparative analysis of how the regional human rights Courts address the question of advisory opinions, identifying similarities and differences. It considers their nature, the power of the Courts to issue (or reject) them and the relevant procedures. It includes a comparative analysis of the jurisdiction <i>ratione personae</i> and <i>ratione materiae</i> of the Courts <i>vis-à-vis</i> advisory opinions, exploring both the legal framework and the interpretation and implementation in judicial practice of the relevant provisions. Finally, the chapter discusses the legal value of advisory opinions compared to contentious cases and provides an overview of the impact that they have had so far on subsequent case-law, on state practice and on the development of international human rights law. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/30552 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-695-6_8 |
| ISBN: | 9789462656949 9789462656956 9789462656970 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Elena Abrusci https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7436-5369 |
| Appears in Collections: | Brunel Law School Research Papers * |
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