Saul, Follesdal and Ulfstein examine in detail the interplay between national parliaments and the international human rights judiciary.

Introduction Matthew Saul, Andreas Follesdal and Geir Ulfstein; Part I. The Human Rights Role of Parliaments: 1. A transnational separation of powers? Geir Ulfstein; 2. Effective parliamentary oversight of human rights Kirsten Roberts Lyer and Philippa Webb; 3. Citizens' deliberation and human rights Jürg Steiner; Part II. The International Human Rights Judiciary in the Practice of Parliaments: 4. Parliaments as compliance partners in the European convention on human rights system Alice Donald; 5. Parliamentary interpretation and application of European human rights law Theresa Squatrito; Part III. National Parliaments in the Practice of the International Human Rights Judiciary: 6. How and when can the international human rights judiciary promote the human rights role of national parliaments? Matthew Saul; 7. Obligations to 'secure' the rights of the Convention in an 'effective political democracy': how should parliaments and domestic courts interact? Amrei Müller; 8. Shifting emergencies from the political to the legal sphere: placing the United Kingdom's derogations from the ECHR in historical context Colin Murray; 9. The role of the European Court of Human Rights in facilitating legislative change in cases of long-term delays in implementation Nino Tsereteli; 10. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the mobilisation of parliaments Leiv Marsteintredet; Part IV. Managing Relations between Parliaments and the International Human Rights Judiciary: 11. Democratic override (or rejection) and the authority of the Strasbourg court - the UK parliament and prisoner voting Ed Bates; 12. Saying 'no' to Strasbourg - when are national parliaments justified in refusing to give effect to judgments of international human rights courts? Colm O'Cinneide; 13. Law making by law breaking? A theory of parliamentary civil disobedience against international human rights courts Andreas Follesdal; 14. Conclusion: how does, could, and should the international human rights judiciary interact with national parliaments? Matthew Saul.