60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Europe
By: Vinodh Jaichand, Markku Suksi (eds).
Contributors: Jaichand, Vinodh.; Suksi, Markku, 1959-
Publisher: Intersentia Publishers; Distribution for the USA and Canada: International Specialized Book Services
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Antwerp; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 471
ISBN-13: 9789050958806
Subjects: United Nations. -- General Assembly; Human rights -- Europe
Other titles: Sixty years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Europe
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Belgium : a reference instrument, but without the binding force; title: France : the origins, with the prospect of increasing effect; title: The United Kingdom : developing a human rights culture; title: Denmark : a document of ideological importance; title: Greece : more verbalism, less effectiveness?; title: Luxembourg : content without reference?; title: The Netherlands : religious inspiration, but little domestic impact; title: Poland : from oblivion to legal use; title: Sweden : underestimation of rights; title: Austria : keeping a low profile; title: Bulgaria : evolving into democracy under the UDHR template; title: Finland : political, not legal; title: Hungary : the impact on the freedom of expression; title: Ireland : from domestic pre-occupations to wider reception; title: Italy : a legal puzzle, but the civil society has taken the ball and runs with it; title: Portugal : human rights guidelines from the Constitution to sugar bags; title: Romania : sidelined to the margins of legal pluralism; title: Spain : from totalitarianism to fulfilment; title: Cyprus : from an interesting colonial legacy to post-conflict contextualisation; title: Germany : from imposition to adherence; title: Malta : a tenuous link in human rights practice and procedure; title: The Czech Republic : from lip service to concrete application; title: Estonia : transition through human rights; title: Latvia : binding force through court practice; title: Lithuania : subtle material impact; title: The Slovak Republic : political significance, not legal; title: Slovenia : indirect but increasing impact.; title: The council of Europe : first steps and then some : collective enforcement of the universal declaration; title: The European Union : in search of legitimacy; title: The OSCE : a commitment to human rights; title: A view from the outside; title: Concluding remarks on Europe : diversity within the unity