Monitoring Fundamental Rights in the EU: The Contribution of the Fundamental Rights Agency
- ISBN-10
- 1472563239
- ISBN-13
- 9781472563231
- Category
- Human rights monitoring
- Pages
- 282
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Authors
- Philip Alston, Olivier De Schutter
Description
Coherent laws enforced by a central authority are part of the reason why human rights protection works at the national level in Europe. But when it comes to the EU these dimensions are lacking. The present system for protecting fundamental rights emerged on an ad hoc basis, with measures being improvised to respond to particular problems. In the next couple of years, however, this situation is likely to change very significantly. The proposed European Constitution incorporates the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and a specialized EU Fundamental Rights Agency is likely to be established. As a.
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- 2005-02
- 289 pages
- Paperback
- Hart Publishing
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- 2005-01-26
- 288 pages
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