This volume examines the effects of Strasbourg Court jurisprudence for protecting the rights of marginalised individuals and minorities. It argues that its consequences vary depending upon the diverse social, legal and institutional context that shapes litigation and judicial approaches in each country.

Acknowledgments; Table of Cases;List of Contributors; 1. The Strasbourg Court, Democracy and the Protection of Marginalised Individuals and Minorities Dia Anagnostou; 2. Protecting Individuals from Vulnerable Groups and Minorities in the ECtHR: Litigation and Jurisprudence in Austria Kerstin Buchinger, Barbara Liegl and Astrid Steinkellner; 3. Protecting Individuals from Minorities and Other Vulnerable Groups in the European Court of Human Rights, Litigation and Jurisprudence: The Case of Bulgaria Yonko Grozev; 4. Protecting Individuals from Minorities and Vulnerable Groups in the European Court of Human Rights: Litigation and Jurisprudence in France Emmanuelle Bribosia, Isabelle Rorive and Amaya Ubeda de Torres; 5. The Protection of Marginalised Individuals and Minorities in Germany: The Role of National and European Judicial Mechanisms Christoph Gusy and Sebastian Muller; 6. The European Court of Human Rights in Greece: Litigation, Rights Protection and Vulnerable Groups Evangelia Psychogiopoulou; 7. Protecting Individuals Belonging to Minority and Other Vulnerable Groups in the European Court of Human Rights: Litigation and Jurisprudence in the Italian System Serena Sileoni; 8. Protecting Marginalised Individuals and Minorities in ECtHR: Litigation and Jurisprudence in Turkey Dilek Kurban; 9. The European Court of Human Rights in the UK: Litigation, Rights Protection and Minorities Susan Millns, Christopher Rootes, Clare Saunders and Gabriel Swain; 10. Conclusions Yiorgos Kaminis; References; Index.