The Council of Europe : structure, history and issues in European politics / Martyn Bond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bond, Martyn.

Series:

Global institutions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Council of Europe--History.

Council of Europe.

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 190 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

The Council of Europe (CoE), established to help maintain peace on the western part of the continent following World War II is, as author Bond (European politics, U. of London) describes it, almost unknown beyond the politicians, civil servants, and others who work with it as part of their official business. Here the author explains what the CoE is, how it works, its responsibilities and jurisdictions, its eventual expansion to incorporate all the states of Europe, and the opportunities and challenges it faces from globalization. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Council of Europe in the bigger European picture

2. Human rights: a convention and a court

3. Human rights: protection and promotion

4. Specialized agencies: coalitions of the willing

5. Holding it all together

6. road not taken

7. wilderness years

8. Pan-European prospects

9. Redefining the problem

10. common body of standards.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415571197

0415571197

9780203180877

0203180879

OCLC:

726621677