The Rules of Interpretation of European Convention on Human Rights in Light of the European Court of Human Right's Judicial Precedent

The rules of international law concerning the interpretation of treaties are laid down in Articles 31-33 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Those rules have been constantly applied by international tribunals, but what distinguishes the European Court of Human Rights from other tribunals is its emphasis on four specific rules of interpretation, namely, Dynamic Interpretation, Autonomous Concepts, Effective Interpretation and Margin of Appreciation. The present study examines these rules and their application in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.