Definition And Development Of Human Rights And Popular Sovereignty In Europe.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Basic issues -- From a gubernative to a deliberative human rights policy definition, and further development of human rights as an act of collective self-determination -- The human right to democracy - a moral defence with a legal nuance -- The democratic constitution -- "From above" or "from the bottom up"? The protection of human rights between descending and ascending interpretations -- Gloomy prospects - seven theories on the future of democracy within a world society -- The Council of Europe -- Human rights between sovereign will and international standards: a comment -- Definition and development of human rights in the international context and popular sovereignty -- Human rights and popular sovereignty in the perspective of the Venice Commission -- The European Union -- Human rights and transfers of sovereignty in the European Union: consequences for the definition and development of human rights -- Commentary on Catherine Schneider's report -- The European Union Fundamental Rights Agency within the European and international human rights architecture: the legal framework after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon -- The national level (examples) -- Combining abstract ex ante and concrete ex post review: the Finnish model -- Processes of definition and development of human rights besides popular sovereignty: a comment -- Judicial review as a substitute for not yet constituted instances of popular sovereignty -- Commentary on Peter Paczolay's report.

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