Democracy and Human Rights for Europe

Democracy and Human Rights for Europe
Author :
Publisher : Council of Europe
Total Pages : 344
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9287166676
ISBN-13 : 9789287166678
Rating : 4/5 (678 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Democracy and Human Rights for Europe by : Jean Petaux

Download or read book Democracy and Human Rights for Europe written by Jean Petaux and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 800 million Europeans can individually obtain a ruling from a European court against their State if it has violated their human rights. There is an assembly in Strasbourg where members of the Icelandic, Russian, Portuguese, German, Georgian and other European parliaments all sit together. A Congress exists whose sessions are attended by representatives of 200 000 local and regional authorities of Europe. All these statements relate to the Council of Europe, the first of the European institutions to be founded. Now 47 member states strong, the Council - which is to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year - has become one of the main institutions of intergovernmental co-operation. This book looks at the political role of the Council of Europe, which is now not only a forum for democracy and a gage of stability, the home of human rights and the forum of cultural diversity, but also the crucible of Europe and the future for politics. The author examines all that is specific to the Council of Europe within the European architecture, particularly vis-รก-vis the European Union. This book is essential reading for anyone wishing to study the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, understand how it operates and find out about the contribution that it makes.


Democracy and Human Rights for Europe Related Books

Democracy and Human Rights for Europe
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Jean Petaux
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-01 - Publisher: Council of Europe

GET EBOOK

Over 800 million Europeans can individually obtain a ruling from a European court against their State if it has violated their human rights. There is an assembl
Human Rights in Europe during the Cold War
Language: en
Pages: 211
Authors: Rasmus Mariager
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-05 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

This book provides an overview of the establishment, dispersion and effects of human rights in Europe during the Cold War. The struggle for human rights did not
Health and Human Rights in Europe
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Brigit C. A. Toebes
Categories: Europe
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

The area of 'health and human rights' is a new and emerging field under international and European human rights law and health law. Taking a 'health and human r
Human Rights and Political Dissent in Central Europe
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: Jakub Tyszkiewicz
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-06 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

This volume examines to what extent the positive atmosphere created by the Helsinki Accords contributed to the change in political circumstances seen in the cou
National Human Rights Institutions in Europe
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jan Wouters
Categories: Human rights
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

This book, the result of a COST conference held in Leuven in April 2012, focuses on the functioning and role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Eu