Academic Literature & Links

Academic Literature on Council of Europe topics.

For literature in German and French check Fachliteratur & Links

Books

  • Berridge, G.R./James, Alan: A Dictionary of Diplomacy. Palgrave Macmillan; 2nd edition, New York and Basingstoke/UK 2003.
  • Berridge, G.R.: Diplomacy – Theory and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, 4th edition; New York and Basingstoke/UK 2010.
  • Coleman, John (editor): The Conscience of Europe. Council of Europe Publishing&New Europe Publications; Strassburg and London 1999.
  • Congress of Local and Regional Authorities: Gods in the city – Intercultural and Inter-religious dialogue at local level. Council of Europe Publishing; Strassburg 2007.
  • De Beco, Gauthier: Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms of the Council of Europe. Routledge; Abingdon and New York 2012.
  • Evans, Malcolm D.: Manual on the wearing of religious symbols in public areas. Council of Europe Publishing; Strassburg 2009.
  • Freeman Jr., Chas.W.: Diplomat’s Dictionary. United States Institute of Peace, 2nd edition; Washington 2010.
  • Haller, Gret: Human Rights Without Democracy? Reconciling Freedom with Equality. Berghahn, New York and Oxford, 2012.
  • Hollo, Lanna: The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) – Its first 15 years. Council of Europe Publishing; Strassburg 2009.
  • Kicker, Renate; Möstl, Markus: Standard-setting through monitoring?. Council of Europe Publishing; Strassburg 2012.
  • Kissinger, Henry: Diplomacy. Simon&Schuster; New York 1994.
  • Renucci, Jean-François: Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion. Council of Europe Publishing, Human rights files No. 20; Strassburg 2005.
  • Roberts, Ivor (editor): Satow’s Diplomatic Practice. Oxford University Press; Oxford 2011.
  • Trondal, Jarle/Marcussen, Martin/Larsson, Torbjörn/ Veggeland, Frode: Unpacking International Organisations – The dynamics of compound bureaucracies. Manchester University Press; Manchester and New York 2010.

 
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COE IN BRIEF

Purpose:  Promoting Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

Entity:  Intergovernmental Organisation

Founding year:  1949

Member states:  46

Based in:  Strassburg/France

Working languages:  EN, FR

Secretary General: Alain Berset

Decision-making body:  Committee of Ministers (=Foreign ministers of the member states)

Consultative bodies:  Parliamentary Assembly; Congress of Local and Regional Authorities; Conference of INGOs; Commissioner for Human Rights

Main legal instrument:  European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)

Legal basis:  European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) plus more than 200 Conventions, Additional Protocols and Partial Agreements

Ordinary annual budget: € 385mio
(of which Court: € 85 mio)

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