Legal Change in Times of Backlash
Journal: Cambridge University Press eBooks
Year: 2023

Standards change over time, and the manner in which they change may take many forms. International courts play an important role in transforming norms, as I have argued in this book. They are ideally placed to refashion existing norms, adapting them to changing times and societal needs. I have shown how this change process takes place within the European human rights system. In particular, I have demonstrated how the European Court refined the norm against torture and inhuman or degrading treatm