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The right to life, prohibition of torture, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression, the right to marriage... Did you know that these rights and many others are protected by the European Convention on Human Rights?
The author of this book illustrates each of these rights in a simple and clear way, using specific examples. He also sets the action of the European Court of Human Rights in the wider context ofCouncil of Europe activities pursuing the same ideals.
Martyn Bond is a journalist who has reported from London, Brussels, Strasbourg and Berlin. He is also a former European civil servant. Over the past half century he has witnessed and reported on many of the events that have shocked or amused, delighted or disturbed European readers, listeners and viewers. He firmly believes that respect for human rights lies at the heart of what it means to be European.
HUMAN RIGHTS IN EUROPE 
     Human rights for our time 
     Never again! 
     Rights and obligations 
     What rights are in the Convention? 
     How relevant are Convention rights today? 
     Improving how the Convention works 
CASES THAT MAKE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW 
     Human rights for everyone 
     Life and death 
     Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 
     Liberty and security 
     A fair trial 
     Privacy and family life 
     Freedom of thought, conscience and religion 
     Freedom of expression 
     Freedom of assembly and association 
     Education: lessons from the state? 
     Free elections 
     Discrimination
THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS 
     One judge, three judges, seven or seventeen? 
     Backlog of cases, public proceedings, friendly settlement 
     Follow through: executing judgments 
THE BROADER PICTURE OF EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS 
     Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) 
     Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights 
     European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) 
     European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) 
     European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) 
     European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) 
     Commissioner for Human Rights 
WHAT NEXT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS? 
     Expanding European human rights 
     Improving the application of human rights law 
     Social, economic and environmental rights 
     Other beneficiaries: women, children, people with disabilities 
     EU accession to the Convention 
     Implementing the Convention: our shared responsibility 
RESOURCES 
     Human rights bodies 
     Human rights texts 
     Human rights courts 
     Books
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          "Respect for human rights lies at the heart of what it means to be European" (Martyn Bond)
The right to life, prohibition of torture, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression, the right to marriage... Did you know that these rights and many others are protected by the European Convention on Human Rights?
The author of this book illustrates each of these rights in a simple and clear way, using specific examples. He also sets the action of the European Court of Human Rights in the wider context ofCouncil of Europe activities pursuing the same ideals.
Martyn Bond is a journalist who has reported from London, Brussels, Strasbourg and Berlin. He is also a former European civil servant. Over the past half century he has witnessed and reported on many of the events that have shocked or amused, delighted or disturbed European readers, listeners and viewers. He firmly believes that respect for human rights lies at the heart of what it means to be European.
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