European Human Rights Grey Zones - The Council of Europe and Areas of Conflict

"This book critically examines the effectiveness of the Council of Europe's human rights system in conflict-affected regions. It advances a new approach to understanding how the European Convention on Human Rights can be made more practical and effective for the 10+ million rights-holders living in so-called human rights 'grey zones'"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Understanding the Council of Europe System and Territorial 'Grey Zones'; 3. Collective Responsibility for European Public Order; 4. Jurisdiction and the Applicability of the European Convention on Human Rights; 5. Council of Europe and Kosovo-A Model of Functional Engagement?; 6. Towards a judicious rapprochement; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Andrew Forde is Adjunct Lecturer at the Irish Centre for Human Rights and Commissioner on the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. He worked for more than ten years with the CoE and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) inter alia as a human rights advisor and political advisor, with a focus on human rights protection in conflict and post-conflict regions in Europe.

Summary

This book critically examines the effectiveness of the Council of Europe's human rights system in conflict-affected regions. It advances a new approach to understanding how the European Convention on Human Rights can be made more practical and effective for the 10+ million rights-holders living in so-called human rights 'grey zones'.

Foreword

This book critically examines the effectiveness of the Council of Europe's human rights protection architecture in European areas of conflict.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Forde, Andrew (Irish Centre for Human Rights Forde
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2024
• EAN: 9781009473279
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0947327-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, EU (European Union), International institutions, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, EU & European institutions, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Laws Of Specific Jurisdictions