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Human Rights in the Council of Europe and the European Union: Achievements, Trends and Challenges


Human Rights in the Council of Europe and the European Union: Achievements, Trends and Challenges

Hardback by Greer, Steven (University of Bristol); Gerards, Janneke (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands); Slowe, Rose (University of Bristol)

Human Rights in the Council of Europe and the European Union: Achievements, Trends and Challenges

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ISBN:
9781107025509
Publication Date:
29 Mar 2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Pages:
554 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 23 - 28 May 2024
Human Rights in the Council of Europe and the European Union: Achievements, Trends and Challenges

Description

Confusion about the differences between the Council of Europe (the parent body of the European Court of Human Rights) and the European Union is commonplace amongst the general public. It even affects some lawyers, jurists, social scientists and students. This book will enable the reader to distinguish clearly between those human rights norms which originate in the Council of Europe and those which derive from the EU, vital for anyone interested in human rights in Europe and in the UK as it prepares to leave the EU. The main achievements of relevant institutions include securing minimum standards across the continent as they deal with increasing expansion, complexity, multidimensionality, and interpenetration of their human rights activities. The authors also identify the central challenges, particularly for the UK in the post-Brexit era, where the components of each system need to be carefully distinguished and disentangled.

Contents

Preface; 1. Historical and conceptual background; 2. The Council of Europe; 3. The case law of the European Court of Human Rights; 4. The European Union; 5. The fundamental rights jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice; 6. Summary and conclusion.

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