The margin of appreciation of States in the European convention on human rights and additional protocol no. 15

The chapter entails a detailed study on the role of the margin of appreciation in the case law of the ECtHR. Different rights of the ECHR are taken into account, dividing the contribution in two main parts. The first is dedicated to the general principles applied by the Court when using this "methodological tool", while the second part focuses on the margin of appreciation in migration cases. From this point of view, special attention is paid to three different cases, the ones involving absolute rights, the right to respect for private and family life and, finally, the freedom of conscience, thought and religion under Article 9 of the ECHR.