Naturalistic conceptions of human rights in the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights by the European Court of Human Rights KU Leuven
My research topic is the role of naturalistic conceptions of human rights in the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights by the European Court of Human Rights. Naturalistic conceptions of human rights conceive of human rights as pre-legal moral rights, derived from human nature. My research aims to inquire to what extent such conceptions structure the way the ECtHR goes about interpreting Convention rights. To do so, I will ...