The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - Texts adopted - 17th Session - 13 to 15 October 2009
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - Texts adopted - 17th Session - 13 to 15 October 2009

Author: COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2010-06-16

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9789287167569

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This publication brings together the texts adopted by the Standing Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The Congress, a consultative body of the Council of Europe, is made up of two chambers: one representing local authorities, the other the regions. Its aim is to reinforce democratic structures at local and regional level, and in particular to help the newly-emerging democracies in central and eastern Europe. The Congress adopts three different types of texts: recommendations, opinions and resolutions. Recommendations are proposals to the Committee of Ministers, and their application is left up to each member government. Sometimes they are also addressed to other international organisations. Opinions usually refer to questions to the Congress from the Committee of Ministers or the Parliamentary Assembly. The Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly consult the Congress on questions which are likely to affect the competence and the basic interests of the local and regional authorities which the Congress represents. Resolutions reflect the decisions that the Congress is authorised to take, or make recommendations to local and/or regional authorities and their associations.

Documents of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights - Volume 1, 1987-1998
Documents of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights - Volume 1, 1987-1998

Author: Rachel Murray

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2001-11-06

Total Pages: 838

ISBN-13: 1847313108

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Fourteen years since its establishment,the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has not received the attention that should have been paid to its important contributions towards the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. The aim of this publication is to provide not only the basic documents, but also the less well known material related to the jurisprudence emanating from the consideration of communications. This volume therefore includes, amongst other material, the twelve activity reports adopted by the Commission, resolutions, and final communiqués from the sessions. This is the first attempt to reproduce comprehensively the many documents of the Commission adopted since its inception in 1987. It will be an essential reference for academics, students, and practitioners. The publication is produced in collaboration with the African Society for International and Comparative Law, the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria and Interights in London.