Human rights and minority rights in the European Union / Kirsten Shoraka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shoraka, Kirsten, author.

Series:

Routledge research in EU law.

Routledge Research in European Union Law ; v.v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--European Union countries.

Minorities.

Human rights--European Union countries.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The end of the Cold War has ushered a restructuring of the institutions of the European Community, culminating into its enlargement to Eastern Europe, under the aegis of economic integration, democracy and human rights. This book examines the development and the role of human rights in the European Union, from its inception as an economic co-operation project to an organisation of European States with a political agenda that goes beyond its borders. It argues that human rights have become an important component of the foreign policy of the European Union and that this role has grown

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Table of cases; Table of legislation; List of abbreviations; 1 Overview; 2 A background to the establishment of human rights in the law and policies of the European Union; 3 The Common Foreign and Security Policy as an instrument of human rights policy; 4 The EU and the protection of minority rights in Europe; 5 Minority rights in the Member States; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-95399-X

1-136-95400-7

1-282-65629-5

9786612656293

0-203-84924-8

9780203849248

OCLC:

646788181