Definition and development of human rights and popular sovereignty in Europe
Contributors: European Commission for Democracy through Law; Council of Europe
Series: Science and technique of democracy -- no. 49; Science and technique of democracy -- no. 49.
Publisher: Council of Europe Publishing; Manhattan Publishing [distributor]
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Strasbourg; Scarsdale, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9789287171344
Subjects: Human rights; Congresses; Sovereignty
Notes: "Venice Commission."

" ... the UniDem seminar where the papers included in this publication were presented ... "--Page 5.

Includes bibliographical references.

Some papers translated into English.
Table of contents: title: From a gubernative to a deliberative human rights policy definition, and further development of human rights as an act of collective self-determination  -- Klaus Gunther; title: The human right to democracy : a moral defence with a legal nuance  -- Samantha Besson; title: The democratic constitution  -- Richard Bellamy; title: "From above" or "from the bottom up"? : The protection of human rights between descending and ascending interpretations  -- Sergio Dellavalle; title: Gloomy prospects : seven theories on the future of democracy within a world society  -- Hauke Brunkhorst; title: Human rights between sovereign will and international standards : a comment  -- Jarna Petman; title: Definition and development of human rights in the international context and popular sovereignty  -- Lorange Backer; title: Human rights and popular sovereignty in the perspective of the Venice Commission  -- Jan Helgesen; title: Human rights and transfers of sovereignty in the European Union : consequences for the definition and development of human rights  -- Catherine Schneider; title: Commentary on Catherine Schneider's report  -- Christoph Mollers; title: The European Union Fundamental Rights Agency within the European and international human rights architecture : the legal framework after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon  -- Armin von Bogdandy and Jochen von Bernstorff; title: Combining abstract ex ante and concrete ex post review : the Finnish model  -- Kaarlo Tuori; title: Processes of definition and development of human rights besides popular sovereignty : a comment  -- Richard Clayton; title: Judicial review as a substitute for not yet constituted instances of popular sovereignty  -- Peter Paczolay; title: Commentary on Peter Paczolay's report -- Regina Kreide.