The EU as a ‘Global Player’ in Human Rights? (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415587050 ISBN 13: 9780415587051

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

The Treaty of Lisbon has endowed the EU with a normative human rights framework that confirms recognition as a fully-fledged regional mechanism for the protection of human rights. The aim of this book is to contribute to the growing discussion of the external human rights dimension of the European Union. Its theme sits at the crossroads between International and EU law, Human Rights, and Political Science. In moving beyond well-covered topics such as the protection of human rights within the EU, or their relevance for the accession of new Member States, this book asks the broader question of whether EU human rights law has any real relevance on a global scale.

In total, The EU as a 'Global Player' in Human Rights gives an overview of the international relevance of EU human rights law by means of exemplary case-studies of the EU’s institutional and substantive protection of human rights, whilst consideration of non-European perspectives from China and Japan underline its global focus. This book will be of particular interest to researchers, students, and practitioners in International and European law, Human Rights Law, European studies and International Relations.

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About the Author

Jan Erik Wetzel was formerly Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, and now works at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415587050
• ISBN 13: 9780415587051
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Wetzel Jan