Turkey : Terrorism, Civil Rights, and the European Union

ISBN-13: 9780415441636 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 808 str.

Alexander Yonah; Yonah Alexander

Opis

Presents Turkey, and its struggle to implement laws to combat terrorism and comply with the European Union's civil rights standards. This book enables the reader to gauge Turkey's prospects for success in establishing an effective government that at the same time protects the rights of the individual.

Spis treści

1. Turkey: Country Information  2. 1980 Military Coup, Martial Law and State of Emergency, and a New Constitution  3. Emergence of the PKK and Turkey’s Legal Responses to Terrorism  4. European System of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms  5. European Community and Human Rights  6. The European Union and Human Rights  7. Turkey-EU Relations: 1963-1994 the Ankara Agreement, Emergence of Turkey’s Human Rights Record as a Problem  8. Customs Union Decision and the First Implications of the Human Rights Problems  9. After the Customs Union Decision: Problems Persist 1996-1998  10. 1999 Helsinki European Council and European Union Membership Perspective for Turkey  11. After Helsinki: Initial Developments: 2000  12. Turkish Reforms on Civil Rights Begin: 2001  13. Turkey’s Progress on Human Rights: Changes in Anti-Terrorism Related Laws: 2002-2003  14. Year of Evaluation for Turkey to Start EU Accession Negotiations: 2004  15. Quo Vadis? After 2004: European Union Membership Still a Rough Path