The Council of Europe: Structure, History and Issues in European Politics

ISBN-13: 9780415571197 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 196 str.

Martyn Bond

Opis

The book reviews the history of the Council of Europe from its foundation in 1949 through the early conventions on human rights and culture to its expansion into the fields of social affairs, environment and education. It supplies necessary factual information about expansion of membership and the extension of competences through tables and date charts as well as describing key debates within the organisation.

Spis treści

1. Fitting the Council of Europe into the Picture  2. Human Rights: A Convention and a Court  3. Human Rights: Protection and Promotion  4. Specialised Agencies: Coalitions of the Willing  5. Holding it all Together  6. The Road not Taken  7. The Wilderness Years  8. Pan-European Prospects  9. Redefining the Problem  10. A Common Body of Standards

O autorze

Martyn Bond is Visiting Professor of European Politics and Policy at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Patron of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies. He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the European Business School, Regent’s College, Senior Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar in Global Studies and Deputy Chairman of the London Press Club.