Library
About the Library
The library of the Court is an international court library specialised in the European human rights system. Created in 1966 the library has built up an important fund of general human rights literature as well as items on other human rights systems. The majority of the material is in one of the two official languages, French and English, but there are also items in German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and other languages. The library serves primarily the Court and its Registry in their judicial and publishing activities. External researchers are also welcome to come and take advantage of the collection.
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European Court of Human Rights
Library
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex
Tel. :+33(0)3.90.21.41.53
📚 84,500 catalogue items :
📖 34,100 monographs
📰 37,000 journal articles
📑 13,200 book chapters
⚖️ 200 Court manuscript
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Council of Europe - European Court of Human Rights
Library of the Court
1 avenue de l’Europe
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Electronic version
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News
16/09/2026
Abuse of European fundamental rights
What if fundamental rights could become their own worst enemies? This question lies at the heart of a major legal dilemma: how can we protect essential rights and freedoms while preventing them from being exploited to the point of undermining democratic values? Balancing the protection of human rights with the prevention of their misuse, this book explores the concept of the abuse of fundamental rights through the lens of the exclusion mechanism established by Article 17 of the ECHR and Article 54 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Covering areas ranging from freedom of expression and religion to the right to asylum, privacy, and property rights, it offers a critical—and often forward-looking—reflection on how the abuse of fundamental rights is understood in a rapidly changing world.
Les abus de droits fondamentaux européens / sous la direction de Luc Weitzel et Fabrice Picod ; Alexander Arabadjiev ... [et al.]. - Windhof : Larcier Luxembourg, 2025. - 151 p. ; 24 cm. - ISBN: 9782496750171 (pbk.)