Site map - Protecting Human Rights in Europe

1. Introduction



2. What are "human rights"?

   Introduction, Exercises 1, 2 and 3
   1. "First generation rights - Civil and political rights
   2. Economic and social rights
   Exercise 4
   Exercise 5
   3. Solidarity or group rights
   Exercise 5
   Exercise 6
   4. Conclusion
   Exercise 7
   

3. A developing international concern for human rights

1. European regional protection: The Council of Europe
2. The work of the Council of Europe in promoting human rights
3a. The European Convention on Human Rights
Exercise 1
Funcations of the European Commission on Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights
3b. The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
3c. The European Social Charter
Exercise 2
3d. The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Exercise 3


4. Case study 1: Freedom of expression

   Political liberties
   Exercise 1
   Exercise 2
   Abuse of rights and freedom of expression
   Exercise 3
   Exercise 4
   Conclusion
   

5. Case study 2: Homosexuality

   Article 8, ECHR
   Exercise 1
   Admissability criteria
   Reform of enforcement machinery: the effect of Protocol No 11
   Discrimination and Article 14
   Exercise 3
   

6. Case study 3: Protection of the mentally-ill

Article 5, ECHR
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
The Work of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (the CPT)
Exercise 3
Article 3, ECHR
Fact-finding by the European Court of Human Rights
Exercise 4
Exercise 5


7. Glossary



8. Relevant International Instruments

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