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The Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights, edited by the Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs, is an indispensable record of the development and impact of the world's oldest binding international human rights treaty. It reviews the implementation of the Convention both by the European Court of Human Rights and by the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, responsible for supervising the application of the Court's judgments in the member states. The Yearbook includes: Full text of any new protocols to the Convention as they are opened for signature, together with the state of signatures and ratifications. Full listing of Court judgments; judgments broken down by subject-matter; and extensive summaries of key judgments handed down by the Court during the year. Selected human rights (DH) resolutions adopted as part of the Committee of Ministers' work supervising the execution of the Court's judgments. Enquiries by the Secretary General carried out under Article 52 of the Convention. Other work of the Council of Europe connected with the European Convention on Human Rights, carried out by the Committee of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly, and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs. Bibliographic information from the library of the European Court of Human Rights. The Yearbook is published in an English-French bilingual edition.

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Author:   Direct. General of HR and Legal Affairs
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   52
Weight:   2.054kg
ISBN:  

9789004194991

ISBN 10:   9004194991
Pages:   1204
Publication Date:   07 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction and Note to the reader PART ONE: General Information A. Signatures and ratifications of the European Convention on Human Rights and related instruments B. Reservations and declarations PART TWO: The Control Mechanism of the European Convention on Human Rights Chapter I European Court of Human Rights A. Composition B. Selection of judgments, decisions delivered by the Court in 2009 C. Summaries of the judgments delivered by the Grand Chamber in 2009 D. Short survey of the main judgments and decisions delivered by the Court in 2009 E. Statistical charts Chapter II The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe A. General information B. Selection of resolutions adopted by the Committee of Ministers under the European Convention on Human Rights C. Annual Report 2009 on supervision of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights PART THREE: Other Activities of The Council of Europe Concerning the European Convention on Human Rights Chapter I Committee of Ministers A. Texts adopted by the Committee of Ministers B. Sessions of the Committee of Ministers Chapter II Parliamentary Assembly A. Recommendations B. Resolutions C. Opinions Chapter III Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs A. Intergovernmental activities, law and policy in the field of human rights B. Equality between women and men C. Freedom of the media - freedom of expression D. European Commission against Racism and Intolerance E. European Social Charter F. Trafficking in human beings G. Co-operation and awareness-raising activities in the field of human rights APPENDICES Appendix A: Selective bibliography of publications concerning the European Convention on Human Rights Appendix B: Biographical notices of judges elected to the European Court of Human Rights in 2009

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