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5 J. Glob. Just. & Pub. Pol'y 83 (2019)
E.S. v. Austria: The Folly of Europe

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         E.S. v. AUSTRIA: THE FOLLY OF EUROPE

             Jeffrey A. Brauch   and  Cody  Goings




                       TABLE  OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT                             ................................................... 84
I.   PART ONE: CASE HISTORY                   .................................. 84
  A.     Facts of the Case .................................. 84
  B.     Prosecution        ................................. ..... 87
  C.     Lower Court Analysis      ........................  ...... 88
     1.    Regional Court ....................................   88
     2.    Court of Appeals     ..................................... 89
     3.    Supreme  Court.................................... 89
     4.    European  Court of Human Rights...........       .......... 90
II.  PART Two: ECTHR'S  FLAWED  DECISION......................   90
   A.    The ECtHR  Fails to Appropriately Analyze the Convention's
   Text ................................................91
   B.    The Court Relies Instead on a Flawed Margin of Appreciation
   Analysis..............          ............................... 96
     1.    Definition of Pedophilia.......................... 97
     2.    Contributing to a Debate of Public Interest...................... 99
   C.    The ECtHR's Ruling Puts It in Tension with Other
   International Law Standards Regarding Speech About Religious
   Matters        .................................................. 103
CONCLUSION                      ........................................................... 105






      Jeffrey Brauch is a professor at Regent University School of Law and the executive
director of the school's Center for Global Justice, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law. Among
other courses he teaches International Human Rights and International Criminal Law.
      Cody Goings attends Regent University School of Law. He is thankful to Professor
Brauch and his wife, Leigh Goings.

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