European Yearbook on Human Rights 2019
1st Edition
Published on 31. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
588 pages
978-1-78068-854-1 (ISBN)
Description
The European Yearbook on Human Rights brings together renowned scholars, emerging voices and practitioners. Split into parts devoted to recent developments in the European Union, the Council of Europe and the OSCE as well as through reports from the field, the contributions engage with some of the most important human rights issues and developments in Europe. The Yearbook helps to better understand the rich landscape of the European regional human rights system and is intended to stimulate discussions, critical thinking and further research in this field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 169 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1078 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78068-854-1 (9781780688541)
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Persons
Philip Czech is a researcher at the Austrian Institute for Human Rights, University of Salzburg and editor of the Newsletter Menschenrechte.Lisa Heschl is a post-doctoral research and teaching fellow at the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, University of Graz.Karin Lukas is a senior researcher and Head of Department at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights.Manfred Nowak is Secretary General of the Global Campus of Human Rights, Venice and Professor of International Human Rights, University of Vienna.Gerd Oberleitner is UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Human Security and Director of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy.
Content
TOPIC OF THE YEAR. The Council of Europe's Response to Recent Democratic Backsliding (p. 3) EU. The Strange Case of Northern Ireland's Disappearing Rights in the EU-UK Withdrawal Negotiations (p. 35) Can Reasonable Accommodation Safeguard the Employment of People with Disabilities? (p. 63) Whistleblowing in Europe: A New Era of Legal Protections (p. 91) A Critical Take on Opinion 1/15: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? (p. 111) Absolute Rightlessness Sur Place through Excessive Externalisation (p. 133) Corporate Accountability Mechanisms in EU Member States for Human Rights Abuses in Third Countries (p. 157) CoE. The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in 2018 (p. 189) Blasphemy and the European Court of Human Rights: A Small Step Forward, a Giant Leap Back (p. 221) How Do European Courts Approach the Sensitive Topic of Same-Sex Marriage? An Analysis of the Case Law of the ECtHR and the CJEU in the 'Catch 22'-Field of Equal Marriage Rights (p. 237) The European Court of Human Rights and the Human Rights Model of Disability: Convergence, Fragmentation and Future Perspectives (p. 261) The Undermining of Article 6 ECHR (p. 295) The Right to a Nationality in Recent Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights and Council of Europe Bodies' Work (p. 313) OSCE. Pioneer Decision on Safety of Journalists in the Preceding Context (p. 339) If I Could I Would? International Electoral Standards and the Recommendations of Election Observers (p. 369) The Right to Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities (p. 383) The Right of Children to be Heard through Peaceful Protests (p. 405) REPORTS FROM THE FIELD. OSCE Moscow Mechanism: Situation of Human Rights in Chechnya (p. 419) A Human Rights Approach to Deal with Economic and Corruption Issues in Ukraine (p. 439) OTHERS. The Legal Authority and Recognition of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Conceptions, Developments and Practice (p. 471) Teaching Human Rights at School: A Survey of Persisting Challenges to the Practice (p. 495) Human Rights Implications for Vulnerable Migrants in Light of the EU and Italian Migration Policies (p. 517) The Russian Constitutional Court as a Mediating Link between Russian and European Law? (p. 547)