Collected Edition of the "Travaux Préparatoires" of the European Convention on Human Rights: Legal Committee, Ad Hoc Joint Committee, Committee of Ministers, Consultative Assembly, 23 June-28 August 1950

Collected Edition of the
Author: Council of Europe
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1979-12-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9024719704

The European Convention on Human Rights is undoubtedly the most concrete expression by the Member States of the Council of Europe of their profound belief in the values of democracy, peace & justice and, through them, respect for the rights & fundamental freedoms of persons living in our society. Although this instrument is over forty years old, it has evolved & continues to do so, not only through the case law of the European Commission & Court of Human Rights, but also through the addition of Protocols strengthening the rights & improving the protection mechanism. This revised edition of the 1987 Collected Texts gives lawyers & any other interested persons clear & up-to-date information on all these instruments & on the texts relating to the working of the bodies set up by the Convention. The basic instruments & texts contained in the 1994 Collected Texts (English & French) provide a vital tool for all those working for human rights in Europe.

The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law

The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law
Author: William Schabas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2002-09-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780521893442

This is the 2002 third edition of William A. Schabas's highly praised study of the abolition of the death penalty in international law. Extensively revised to take account of developments in the field since publication of the second edition in 1997, the book details the progress of the international community away from the use of capital punishment, discussing in detail the abolition of the death penalty within the United Nations human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters in the third edition address capital punishment in African human rights law and in international criminal law. An extensive list of appendices contains many of the essential documents for the study of capital punishment in international law. The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law is introduced with a Foreword by Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice.