Human Rights in Europe: No Grounds for Complacency

Hammarberg, Thomas

ISBN 10: 9287169160 / ISBN 13: 9789287169167

Published by Council of Europe Publishing, Strasbourg, France, 2011

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Paperback in very good condition. A few pages are dog-eared. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Rights in Europe: No Grounds for Complacency
• Publisher: Council of Europe Publishing, Strasbourg, France
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9287169160
• ISBN 13: 9789287169167
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Used
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Synopsis

Political rhetoric on human rights in Europe is different from daily reality. Almost every politician is on record as favoring the protection of freedom and justice. Standards on human rights have been agreed at European and international level; many have been integrated into national law; but they are not consistently enforced. There is an implementation gap. It is this implementation gap that this book seeks to address. It is built on a compilation of separate 'viewpoints' or articles which Thomas Hammarberg has written, and later updated, since beginning his mandate as Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in April 2006. He has now visited almost all of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe. On each visit he has met victims of violations of human rights and their families, leading politicians, prosecutors, judges, ombudsmen, religious leaders, journalists and civil society representatives as well as inmates of prisons and other institutions, law enforcement personnel and others. The 'viewpoints' written on the basis of these many visits summarize his reflections, conclusions and recommendations.