Human Rights and Democracy in EU Foreign Policy

Human Rights and Democracy in EU Foreign Policy
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 9781136495724
ISBN-13 : 113649572X
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Synopsis Human Rights and Democracy in EU Foreign Policy by : Rosa Balfour

This book investigates the disparity between rhetoric and performance in the European Union response to abuses of human rights and transgression of democracy. With the Arab spring putting the spotlight on the EU’s self-portrait as committed to promoting global human rights and democracy, this book examines the paradoxes of its international posture and the inconsistencies and double standards of its policies. With an informative and empirical approach examining EU relations since the end of the Cold War, this book seeks to uncover the reasons behind the Union’s actions and understand the foreign policy dilemmas and processes that guide its action. Including detailed analysis of Ukraine and Egypt, and the EU response to momentous changes for neighbouring nations, the author draws upon thoroughly-researched investigation into twenty years of EU foreign policy to create a framework using both EU Studies and International Relations. Providing a deeper analysis than other dominant explanations, this book presents new theories on the reasons behind the mismatch between words and deeds. An invaluable and timely volume, Human Rights and Democracy in EU Foreign Policy will be of interest to students and scholars of EU politics, International Relations and human rights policy.

Democracy and Human Rights for Europe

Democracy and Human Rights for Europe
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Publisher : Council of Europe
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9287166676
ISBN-13 : 9789287166678
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Democracy and Human Rights for Europe by : Jean Petaux

Over 800 million Europeans can individually obtain a ruling from a European court against their State if it has violated their human rights. There is an assembly in Strasbourg where members of the Icelandic, Russian, Portuguese, German, Georgian and other European parliaments all sit together. A Congress exists whose sessions are attended by representatives of 200 000 local and regional authorities of Europe. All these statements relate to the Council of Europe, the first of the European institutions to be founded. Now 47 member states strong, the Council - which is to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year - has become one of the main institutions of intergovernmental co-operation. This book looks at the political role of the Council of Europe, which is now not only a forum for democracy and a gage of stability, the home of human rights and the forum of cultural diversity, but also the crucible of Europe and the future for politics. The author examines all that is specific to the Council of Europe within the European architecture, particularly vis-á-vis the European Union. This book is essential reading for anyone wishing to study the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, understand how it operates and find out about the contribution that it makes.

The European Union and Democracy Promotion

The European Union and Democracy Promotion
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9780801897320
ISBN-13 : 0801897327
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The European Union and Democracy Promotion by : Richard Youngs

Richard Youngs is the director of Fride, Madrid, and an associate professor at the University of Warwick. He has authored five books, including Europe㠒ole in Global Politics: A Retreat from Liberal Internationalism --Book Jacket.

Democratisation against Democracy

Democratisation against Democracy
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 349
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ISBN-10 : 9783030338831
ISBN-13 : 3030338835
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Democratisation against Democracy by : Andrea Teti

This book explains why the EU is not a ‘normative actor’ in the Southern Mediterranean, and how and why EU democracy promotion fails. Drawing on a combination of discourse analysis of EU policy documents and evidence from opinion polls showing ‘what the people want’, the book shows EU policy fails because the EU promotes a conception of democracy which people do not share. Likewise, the EU’s strategies for economic development are misconceived because they do not reflect the people’s preferences for greater social justice and reducing inequalities. This double failure highlights a paradox of EU democracy promotion: while nominally emancipatory, it de facto undermines the very transitions to democracy and inclusive development it aims to pursue.

The European Union and Human Rights

The European Union and Human Rights
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 729
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ISBN-10 : 9780198814191
ISBN-13 : 0198814194
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The European Union and Human Rights by : Jan Wouters

EU commitment to human rights policies has grown following the Lisbon Treaty. Taking stock of those developments, this book describes the framework, actors, policies, and strategies of human rights across the EU and how their impact is felt. Contributed to by scholars from across the EU, this provides an in-depth and holistic view of the issues.

Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights

Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781107035072
ISBN-13 : 1107035074
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights by : Rory O'Connell

Explores how the European Court of Human Rights understands 'democracy' and might support more deliberative, participatory and inclusive practices.

EU Human Rights and Democratization Policies

EU Human Rights and Democratization Policies
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9781351617031
ISBN-13 : 1351617036
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis EU Human Rights and Democratization Policies by : Felipe Gómez Isa

Though the EU has tried to place human rights and democracy at the heart of its external action, there are serious concerns about its capacity to have a significant impact on the situation of human rights and human rights defenders as well as on the democratization processes taking place in different regions of the world. This edited volume sheds light on the achievements of EU policies and programmes in the field of human rights and democracy, also taking into account the challenges ahead. Analysing the changing global context’s effect on the ability of the EU to have a meaningful impact in the field of human rights and democratization, it examines relevant policies and programmes of the EU to see their impact on the ground. Combining various methodologies, the authors examine primary agreements and other EU documents, secondary sources (such as evaluations of EU’s policies and programmes) in the field of human rights and democracy promotion, and have interviewed EU officials, academics and other key stakeholders. From these, the book sheds light on specific programmes such as the EIDHR, the EOM and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, illuminating the increasingly hostile environment to work for human rights and democracy in a number of countries. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of EU human rights and law, to practitioners in Europe and beyond, and more broadly to EU studies, democracy studies and international relations.

The European Union's Democracy Promotion in Central Asia

The European Union's Democracy Promotion in Central Asia
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Publisher : Ibidem Press
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 3838211510
ISBN-13 : 9783838211510
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The European Union's Democracy Promotion in Central Asia by : Aijan Sharshenova

Brussels made democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and good governance its top co-operation priorities in the EU Strategy Framework towards Central Asia for 2007?2013. This book examines two interrelated questions: To what extent has EU democracy promotion in Central Asia been successful? And, to the extent that it was successful, why was it so? The book presents a comprehensive analytical framework for the evaluation of democracy promotion, including factors which may facilitate or hinder democratic development in Central Asia.

Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights

Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights
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Publisher : Council of Europe
Total Pages : 124
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Synopsis Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights by : Bychawska-Siniarska, Dominika

European Convention on Human Rights – Article 10 – Freedom of expression 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary. In the context of an effective democracy and respect for human rights mentioned in the Preamble to the European Convention on Human Rights, freedom of expression is not only important in its own right, but it also plays a central part in the protection of other rights under the Convention. Without a broad guarantee of the right to freedom of expression protected by independent and impartial courts, there is no free country, there is no democracy. This general proposition is undeniable. This handbook is a practical tool for legal professionals from Council of Europe member states who wish to strengthen their skills in applying the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in their daily work.

The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor

The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 221
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ISBN-10 : 9781137356857
ISBN-13 : 1137356855
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor by : J. Koops

This collection brings together leading scholars and practitioners to assess the processes, institutions and outcomes of the EU's collective diplomatic engagement in the fields of security, human rights, trade and finance and environmental politics. It analyzes successes and failures in the EU's search for global influence in the post-Lisbon era.