Human Rights and Democratization in Latvia
Author: United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13:
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The Impact of the ECHR on Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Iulia Motoc
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-08-18
Total Pages: 559
ISBN-13: 1316558835
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHigh hopes were placed in the ability of the European Convention and the Court of Human Rights to help realise fundamental freedoms and civil and political rights in the post-communist countries. This book explores the effects of the Strasbourg human rights system on the domestic law, politics and reality of the new member states. With contributions by past and present judges of the European Court of Human Rights and assorted constitutional courts, this book provides an insider view of the relationship between Central and Eastern European states and the ECHR, and examines the fundamental role played by the ECHR in the process of democratisation, particularly the areas of the right to liberty, the right to propriety, freedom of expression, and minorities' rights.
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Author: Patt Leonard
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 662
ISBN-13: 9781563247507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJournal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and selected government publications on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union published in the United States and Canada
Freedom's Ordeal
Author: Peter Juviler
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2010-11-24
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 0812202392
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifteen countries have emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Freedom's Ordeal recounts the struggles of these newly independent nations to achieve freedom and to establish support for fundamental human rights. Although history has shown that states emerging from collapsed empires rarely achieve full democracy in their first try, Peter Juviler analyzes these successor states as crucial and not always unpromising tests of democracy's viability in postcommunist countries. Taking into account the particularly difficult legacies of Soviet communism, Freedom's Ordeal is distinguished by its careful tracing of the historical background, with special attention to human rights before, during, and after communism. Juviler suggests that the culture and practices of despotism may wither wherever modernization conflicts with tyranny and with the curtailment or denial of democratic rights and freedoms.
The Political Economy of Human Rights in Armenia
Author: Simon Payaslian
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-06-30
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 0857720058
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia has experienced a reversal from democratization to a Soviet-style authoritarian regime and has been accused of repressive approaches to human rights. Here, Simon Payaslian juxtaposes a masterful survey of the history of the Armenian people from the nineteenth century through the first republic (1918-21) and Sovietization to the present, with the evolution of international human rights standards, and argues that a statist and authoritarian political culture has impeded political liberalization and institutionalization of human rights principles. Highlighting the clash between sovereignty on one side and human rights and democracy on the other, this comprehensive and in-depth analysis is essential for all those interested in human rights, democratization, political repression and the former Soviet republics.
State of Human Rights and Democracy in Europe
Author: Council of Europe
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9789287162885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProtecting human rights and promoting democracy are the Council of Europe's two main tasks. But to what extent do the 47 member states live up to their commitments in these two crucial areas? The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe tried to answer this questionin an unprecedented political debate during its April 2007 session. This first debate was attended by parliamentarians from throughout Europe, the main partners in the global human rights community - the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch - and the managers of the main Council of Europe monitoring mechanisms. The texts contained in this publication show that despite undoubted progress, Europe is still afflicted by serious human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, extra-judicial executions, torture and secret detentions, as well as shortcomings in democratic processes.
Pace of Democratic Reforms and Status of Human Rights in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13:
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEstonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Country Studies
Author: Walter Iwaskiw
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-06-13
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781490435572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. This volume is about Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
