An Assembly for Europe
Subtitle: The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly 1949-1989 (Debates)
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: March 31, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9789287160294
Subjects: Political Science; Politics/International Relations; History - Europe; Government - International
Description: The story of the Council of Europe can be divided in two main periods, before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The first, the subject of this book, saw the Council's membership grow from 10 to 23, taking in nearly all the democracies in Western Europe by the time Finland joined on 5 May 1989. Throughout that period, the Assembly played a role in shaping the new Europe. It was also concerned with the Council's principles, playing a part in producing its conventions, and securing the abolition of the death penalty.--Publisher's description.