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- Constitutions in Times of Financial Crisis
- Constitutions in Times of Financial Crisis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- I The Role of Constitutions in Dealing with Crises
- II Courts and Crises
- 6 The Place of Economic Crisis in American Constitutional Law
- 7 Financial Crises and Constitutional Compromise
- 8 Commitment for Cowards
- 9 Protecting Fundamental Rights During Financial Crisis
- III Supranational Governance and Crisis
- IV Implementing Austerity
- V The Effect of Crises on Constitutions
- Index
9 - Protecting Fundamental Rights During Financial Crisis
Supranational Adjudication in the Council of Europe
from II - Courts and Crises
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2019
- Constitutions in Times of Financial Crisis
- Constitutions in Times of Financial Crisis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- I The Role of Constitutions in Dealing with Crises
- II Courts and Crises
- 6 The Place of Economic Crisis in American Constitutional Law
- 7 Financial Crises and Constitutional Compromise
- 8 Commitment for Cowards
- 9 Protecting Fundamental Rights During Financial Crisis
- III Supranational Governance and Crisis
- IV Implementing Austerity
- V The Effect of Crises on Constitutions
- Index
Summary
The financial crisis throughout Europe has led many countries to adopt austerity measures, some of which have imposed harsh costs on citizens. Fundamental rights provide one framework for assessing the impact of both the economic crisis and the austerity measures. Several studies have documented the effects of the crisis and austerity measures on fundamental rights, in particular economic and social rights such as the right to work, to social security, to housing, health and education, but also civil and political rights including the right of access to justice, and the freedom of assembly and expression.1
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- Constitutions in Times of Financial Crisis , pp. 163 - 184Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019