Human Rights in the UK and the Influence of Foreign Jurisprudence

Hélène Tyrrell is a Lecturer at the Newcastle University School of Law.

1. Introduction
I. Structure of the Book
II. Style
2. Research Methodology
I. Research Parameters
II. Interviews
3. Legitimacy and Authority
I. Persuasive Authority
II. The Influence of Domestic v Supranational Jurisprudence
III. Conclusions
4. The Purpose of Foreign Jurisprudence
I. Many Minds
II. Decoration
III. Courtesy
IV. Supplements
V. Consensus
VI. Conclusions
5. Foreign Jurisprudence in the UK Supreme Court
I. The Extent to Which Foreign Jurisprudence is Used
II. The Individual Approaches of the Justices
III. Accessing Foreign Jurisprudence
IV. The Influence of Common Law Jurisdictions
V. The Effect of Changing Judgment Styles
VI. Conclusions
6. Foreign Jurisprudence as a Heuristic Tool
I. Gap Filling
II. An Analytical Lens
III. Reassurance
IV. Conclusions
7. The Pursuit of a Common Enterprise
I. Using Foreign Jurisprudence to Promote Uniformity
II. Uniformity under the Human Rights Act
III. The Absence of a Supranational Court
IV. Conclusions
8. Instrumental Uses of Foreign Jurisprudence
I. To Confirm or Bolster Conclusions
II. The Absence of Strasbourg Jurisprudence
III. ‘Departing’ from Strasbourg
IV. Conclusions
9. Conclusions
I. An Absence of Guiding Principles
II. The Individual Approaches of the Justices
III. Foreign Jurisprudence as a Heuristic Tool
IV. Providing a Given Audience with Reasons
V. The Effect of Changing Working Methods
VI. Reflections on Judicial Reasoning at the Supreme Court