Origin and further development / Norman Weiss -- Interpretation and amendments of the founding treaty / Christian Walter -- Membership and observer status / Eckart Klein -- Seat and symbols of the Council of Europe / Eckart Klein -- Budget and financing / Stefanie Schmahl -- The Committee of Ministers / Simon Palmer -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe / Philip Leach -- Secretariat / Matthias Ruffert -- European Court of Human Rights / Elisabeth Lambert-Abdelgawad -- Congress of Local and Regional Authorities / Bert Schaffarzik -- Commissioner for Human Rights / Oliver Dorr -- The Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe / Heike Krieger -- The Administrative Tribunal / Dorothee von Arnim -- The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) / Rainer Steckhan -- European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM) / Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack -- Eurimages fund / Tarlach McGonagle -- Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group) / Werner Sipp -- European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity (North-South Centre) / Markus Kaltenborn -- European Audiovisual Observatory / Tarlach McGonagle -- European Centre for Modern Languages / Tarlach McGonagle -- Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) / Wolfgang Rau -- European Convention on Human Rights / Oliver Dorr -- European Social Charter / Oliver Dorr -- Conventions on the Protection of National Minorities / Stefan Oeter -- Convention of Human Rights and Biomedicine / Robert Uerpmann-Wittzak -- Anti-discrimination policy / Thomas Giegerich & Sara J<U+fffd>otten -- Core Monitoring Mechanisms and Related Activities / Andrew Drzemczewski -- Establishing Common Standards and Securing the Rule of Law / Marten Breuer -- Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime / Christian Walter -- Protecting Children / Ursula Kilkelly -- Media and Information Society / Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack -- Constitutional Standard-setting and Strengthening of New Democracies / Christoph Grabenwarter -- Securing and Enhancing the Common Cultural Heritage / Kerstin Odendahl -- Cross-border Cooperation / Matthias Niedobitek -- Programmes of Cooperation and Solidarity / Norman Weiss -- Impact of the Council of Europe on National Legal Systems / Marten Breuer -- The Council of Europe within the System of International Organisations / Stefanie Schmahl -- The Council of Europe and International Institutional Law : an Appraisal / Martin Breuer.
Summary:
The Council of Europe plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights in Europe, yet its work is often little understood. This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the work of the Council of Europe and the legal framework within which it operates.
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