Religions, Beliefs and Education in the European Court of Human Rights

This book represents an exposition of 'judicial pedagogies' as a new concept, and discusses juridical-educational issues in detail, through an analysis of the educational claims and assumptions of judges' decisions in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Autorentext

Nigel Fancourt is Associate Professor of Education and Values at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK.

Klappentext

This book represents an exposition of 'judicial pedagogies' as a new concept, and discusses juridical-educational issues in detail, through an analysis of the educational claims and assumptions of judges' decisions in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Inhalt

1. Introduction: From Salzkotten to Strasbourg 2. The ECtHR in Europe: Europeanisation, human rights and the role of the courts 3. Judicial pedagogies: concept and methodological approach 4. Judicial definitions of education, convictions and indoctrination 5. Judicial assumptions about curriculum design 6. Judicial assumptions about teachers and teaching 7. Judicial assumptions about learners and learning 8. Judicial assumptions about assessment and examinations 9. Discussion: Judicial pedagogies, coherence and Europeanisation 10. Conclusion: Investigating judicial pedagogies internationally