The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent and impartial non-judicial institution established in 1999 by the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe , to promote awareness and respect for human rights in the 47 member states. The activities of this institution focus on the major, closely related areas:
European Commission of Human Rights was a special court .
From 1954 to the entry into force of Protocol 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights , individuals did not have direct access to the European Court of Human Rights ; They had to apply to the Commission, which would have found the box to be well-founded in the Court on the individual’s behalf. Protocol 11 which came into force in 1998 abolished the Commission, enlarged the Court, and allowed to take over directly. Read More…
The Committee of Experts on Terrorism , or CODEXTER , is an inter-governmental committee of experts of the Council of Europe . [1]
It was founded in 2003 to replace the Multidisciplinary Group on International Action Against Terrorism (GMT). [2]
One of the main functions of the organization is to make profiles of each member’s legislative and institutional counter-terrorism plans. [3] These profiles are short reports on member states‘ counter-terrorism measures. [4] Read More…
The expression Co-ordinated Organization refers to several international organizations that have a common system of remuneration and pensions, and who are members of the Co-ordination System. Read More…
CAHDI , formally the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law , [1] is a committee of the Council of Europe .
It is an intergovernmental committee bringing together the legal advisers of the 47 member states of the Council as well as those observing states and organizations. [2] [3]
CAHDI meets twice a year. The last meeting was in Strasbourg on 21 to 22 September 2017. Read More…
Basil Boothby CMG (9 September 1910 – 9 February 1990) was a British ambassador. Read More…
Maud de Boer-Buquicchio (born December 28, 1944), a Dutch jurist , is the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography . She has served as Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe since 2002. Ms. Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni.
De Boer-Buquicchio Was Born in Hoensbroek , Netherlands , and Studied French language and literature and later law at Leiden University . She specialized in international relations and labor law, obtaining her degree in 1969 with a thesis on the equality of treatment between women and men under European Community law . [1] Read More…
Deborah Bergamini (born 24 October 1967) is an Italian politician, manager and journalist currently member of the Italian Parliament .
She ENTERED the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 2008 as a member of The People of Freedom political movement and since then she is member of the Committee on Transport, Postal Services and Communication. [1] In November 2011 she was also elected vice-president of the inquiry commission on piracy and counterfeiting. [2] Read More…
“ Anthem of Europe “ is the anthem of the Council of Europe and the European Union . [1] [2] It is based on “ Ode to Joy “ from the final movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphonycomposed in 1823, and is played on official occasions by both organizations. Read More…
The Transatlantic Intelligencer is an advocacy website centering on European politics and its American reception. Up until August 2005, it was a blog but it was a transition to a website format. It seems to be surpassing the perceived “ language gap “ between the continents and in Europe itself, particularly at the American audience. Due to their political weight and influence, it focuses on France and Germany . [ quote needed ] Read More…