Human Rights and the Private Sphere Vol 1

Book excerpt: Part Part I: Introduction -- chapter PART I: INTRODUCTION Human Rights and the Private Sphere - the Scope of the Project -- part Part II: National Jurisdictions European Convention on Human Rights -- chapter 1 Denmark Drittwirkung and Conflicting Rights - Viewed from National and International Perspectives -- chapter 2 England and Wales The Human Rights Act and the Private Sphere -- chapter 3 France Horizontal Application and the Triumph of the European Convention on Human Rights -- chapter 4 Germany Drittwirkung in Germany -- chapter 5 Greece Taking Private Law Seriously in the Application of Constitutional Rights -- chapter 6 India Protection of Human Rights against State and Non-State Action -- chapter 7 Ireland Irish Constitutional Law and Direct Horizontal Effect - A Successful Experiment? -- chapter 8 Israel Human Rights in Private Law - The Israeli Case -- chapter 9 Italy The Protection of Constitutional Rights in the Private Sphere -- chapter 10 New Zealand Taking Human Rights into the Private Sphere -- chapter 11 South Africa From Indirect to Direct Effect in South Africa: a System in Transition -- chapter 12 Spain A Jurisdiction Recognising the Direct Horizontal Application of Human Rights -- chapter 13 The United States and Canada: State Action, Constitutional Rights and Private Actors -- chapter 14 The European Convention on Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights.