Turkeys Accession to the European Union

Informationen zum Autor Edel Hughes is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Klappentext Turkey's accession to the European Union is undoubtedly one of the Union's most contested potential enlargements. The narrative that dominates the debate surrounding this issue primarily relates to problems such as a lack of respect for fundamental human rights in Turkey, the Kurdish question and the continuing stalemate concerning northern Cyprus. This book looks at these issues, but also proposes that a review of Turkey's experience with the EU in its numerous incarnations suggests that these concerns may mask a deeper disquiet. Whilst there are several questions that Turkey must address, particularly in the area of human rights guarantees, the concerns which raise debates regarding Turkish membership are not issues that are unique to Turkey. Turkey's EU experience also raises fundamental questions about religion and the EU project that have greater implication than simply Turkish accession. Through the lens of the Turkish example, this book addresses these broader questions, such as the nature of European 'identity', Europe's Christian past, the limits of pluralism and the fundamental question of religion in the European public sphere.This book will be of great interest to those engaged in research on European law and politics at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It is also aimed at academics with an interest in human rights and the European Union and with a regional interest in Turkey. Zusammenfassung This book critically engages with the contentious questions that continue to separate Turkey from EU integration. The book considers whether the concerns which raise debates regarding Turkish membership are not issues unique to Turkey and whether underpinning this process is an ‘unstated’ obstacle to membership, that of religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Weighing History: Turkey’s Path to Accession 2. A Rights-Based Approach? 3. Cyprus v Turkey 4. Lifting the Veil. Conclusion ...

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• Authors: Edel Hughes, Edel (University of Limerick Hughes, Hughes Edel
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.09.2010
• EAN: 9780415577854
• ISBN: 978-0-415-57785-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Research in EU Law; Routledge Research in European; Routledge Research in EU Law
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / General, LAW / Comparative, Middle East, Religion & beliefs, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Religion and beliefs, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law