The concept of pluralism in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

Meanings of pluralism in different disciplines - Meaning in jurisprudence, esp. European Court of Human Rights - Feature of society and idea of society - Individual freedom v. group existence - Politics, religion, education - Pluralism as expression of rights and as guarantee of rights - Rejection of legal pluralism - Contradiction of elitist theory - State protection of pluralism and its limits