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Zusatztext Schmahl and Breuer's edited volume gives a broad overview and serves as an insight into the most prominent regional international organisation. Because of its thematic breadth, it may serve on the one hand as a practitioner's handbook ... On the other hand, it serves as a means of (first) information about certain areas of the Council of Europe for anyone interested in the work, objectives, institutions and suborgans, and conventions of the Council of Europe. Informationen zum Autor Stefanie Schmahl is Professor of German and Foreign Public Law, Public International Law, and European Law at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany.; Marten Breuer is Professor of Public Law with Reference to European Law and Public International Law at Universität Konstanz, Germany. Klappentext The Council of Europe plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights in Europe, yet its work is often little understood. This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the work of the Council of Europe and the legal framework within which it operates. Zusammenfassung The Council of Europe plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights in Europe, yet its work is often little understood. This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the work of the Council of Europe and the legal framework within which it operates. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: General Aspects 1: Norman Weiß: Origin and Further Development 2: Christian Walter: Interpretation and Amendments of the Founding Treaty 3: Eckart Klein: Membership and Observer Status 4: Eckart Klein: Seat and Symbols of the Council of Europe 5: Stefanie Schmahl: Budget and Finance Part II: Institutions Section I: Statute-Based Institutions 6: Simon Palmer: The Committee of Ministers 7: Philip Leach: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 8: Matthias Ruffert: Secretariat Section II: Further Institutions of the Council of Europe as a Whole 9: Elisabeth Lambert-Abdelgawad: European Court of Human Rights 10: Bert Schaffarzik: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities 11: Oliver Dörr: Commissioner for Human Rights 12: Heike Krieger: The Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe 13: Dorothee von Arnim: The Administrative Tribunal Section III: Institutions Based on Partial or Enlarged Agreements 14: Rainer Steckhan: Council of Europe Development Bank 15: Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack: European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare (EDQM) 16: Tarlach McGonagle: Eurimages Fund 17: Werner Sipp: Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group) 18: Markus Kaltenborn: European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity (North-South Centre) 19: Tarlach McGonagle: European Audiovisual Observatory 20: Tarlach McGonagle: European Centre for Modern Languages 21: Wolfgang Rau: Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Part III: Tasks and Objectives Section I: Protecting and Promoting Human Rights 22: Oliver Dörr: European Convention on Human Rights 23: Oliver Dörr: European Social Charter 24: Stefan Oeter: Conventions on the Protection of National Minorities 25: Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine 26: Thomas Giegrich and Sara Jötten: Anti-discrimination Policy 27: Andrew Drzemczewski: Core Monitoring Mechanisms and Related Activities Section II: Securing and Enhancing the Rule of Law 28: Marten Breuer: Establishing Common Standards and Securing the Rule of Law 29: Christia n Walter: Combating Terrorism and Organised Crime 30: Ursula Kilkelly: Protecting Children 31: Robert Uerpmann-Wi ttzack: Media and Information Society 32: Christoph Grabenwarter: Constitutional Standard-setting and Strengthening o f New Democracies
