An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights

"The rights to life, prohibition of torture, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression, the right to marry... Did you know that these rights and many others are protected by the European Council on Human Rights? The author of this book illustrates each of these rights in a simple and clear way, using specific examples. He also sets the action of the European Court of Human Rights in the wider context of Council of Europe activities pursuing the same ideals"--