The Council of Europe : its laws and policies / [edited by] Stefanie Schmahl, Marten Breuer.
Contributor(s): Schmahl, Stefanie [editor.]
| Breuer, Marten [editor.].Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Description: lviii, 986 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199672523.Subject(s): Council of Europe | European Union | Democracy -- Europe | Human rights -- Europe | Rule of law -- Europe | Europe -- Politics and government | European Union countries -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 341.2421 Summary: "The Council of Europe, of which all European States are members, plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe. Bringing together specialist scholars and practitioners, The Council of Europe: Its Laws and Policies offers profound insights into the functioning of the organization. The organization's primary and secondary law, its institutional structure, and its far-reaching fields of activities are comprehensively and systematically analysed. This volume investigates the impact of the Council's activities within the national legal systems of the Member States and the dense web of relationships between the Council of Europe and other international organisations. An important reference work on one of the most influential organizations in Europe, the book concludes that the Council of Europe has played a considerable role in the constitutionalization process of regional public international law."--Provided by publisher.
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 341.2421 COU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 013912 |
"The Council of Europe, of which all European States are members, plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe. Bringing together specialist scholars and practitioners, The Council of Europe: Its Laws and Policies offers profound insights into the functioning of the organization. The organization's primary and secondary law, its institutional structure, and its far-reaching fields of activities are comprehensively and systematically analysed. This volume investigates the impact of the Council's activities within the national legal systems of the Member States and the dense web of relationships between the Council of Europe and other international organisations. An important reference work on one of the most influential organizations in Europe, the book concludes that the Council of Europe has played a considerable role in the constitutionalization process of regional public international law."--Provided by publisher.