Council Of Europe: 9 books
by Council of Europe
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
What is it like to be young in a Europe faced with conflict and austerity? Volume 3 of the series Perspectives on youth focuses on “healthy Europe”, not just in the narrow sense, but in the broader sense of what it is like to be young in a Europe faced with conflict and austerity, and what it...
Reporting on elections
Council of Europe handbook for civil society organisations
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Elections are a pre-condition for democratic governance since it is through them that the citizens of a country choose freely, and on the basis of the law, the persons that can legitimately govern in their name and in their interest. The right to free elections, as enshrined in the Article 3 of the...
Landscape dimensions
Reflections and proposals for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
As a key element of individual and social well-being and quality of life, landscape plays an important part in human fulfilment and in reinforcement of European identity. Adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe, the European Landscape Convention aims to promote the protection, management...
The administration and you – A handbook
Principles of administrative law concerning relations between individuals and public authorities
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
The public administration is above all for us, the protection of our rights and the pursuit of the public good. This handbook will be of interest to all those concerned with the proper functioning of public administration: individuals who apply for public services and action and the public officials...
Protection of whistleblowers
Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)7 and explanatory memorandum
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)7 on the protection of whistleblowers encourages member states of the Council of Europe to have in place a normative, institutional and judicial framework that protects the rights and interests of individuals who, in the context of their workbased relationship, report or...
The best interests of the child
A dialogue between theory and practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
What does the concept of the best interests of the child mean in practice? How should it be interpreted and applied? This publication sheds lights on different aspects of this concept. The concept of the best interests of child, as stated in Article 3.1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights...
Managing controversy
Developing a strategy for handling controversy and teaching controversial issues in schools
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
A tool for school leaders and senior managers for handling controversy and teaching controversial issues in schools. Controversy and controversial issues are at the centre of our democratic societies. This means that learning how to deal with such issues must also be at the heart of an effective education...
Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights in states parties
Selected examples
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
What positive impact has the European Convention on Human Rights had upon states parties to the Convention? The examples presented in this publication show that the effects of the Convention and its case law extend to all areas of life. They include, but are not limited to, individuals’ access to...
by Council of Europe
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
Delays in implementing the Court’s judgments, lack of political will in certain states parties, attempts to discredit the Court… In ratifying the European Convention on Human Rights, the signatory states accept the Court’s jurisdiction and authority and “undertake to abide by the final judgment...