The Council of Europe and human rights - An introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights

Just what are your human rights, and how does the Council of Europe protect them? This small book tells the story simply and clearly, making a complicated issue straightforward. It offers examples illustrating each right in the European Convention on Human Rights, and short explanations placing the European Court of Human Rights in the wider context of other Council of Europe activities that also promote the same ideals. As informed citizens of Europe, we all need to be aware of human rights and of the importance of maintaining and promoting them. Europe has a good story to tell about human rights and this book tells it.

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? 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 The broader picture of European human rights Steering Committee for Human Rights The European Commissioner for Human Rights The Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) The European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) What next for human rights? Expanding European human rights Improving the application of human rights law Social and other rights Other beneficiaries: women, children, the disabled EU accession to the ECHR References