Europe as invention and necessity
Since 1990, eighteen countries have joined
the Council of Europe. With its European Court of Human Rights
and its many conventions, the Council is progressively expanding
the common legal space in Europe.
Created in 1949 to promote democracy, respect for human rights and the
rule of law, the Council seeks to build a Europe of shared values and
common standards. Adapting to its wider membership, it has developed
new forms of monitoring and policy support.
Daniel Tarschys was Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 1994
to 1999. In the speeches and articles collected in this book he pleads
for "more Europe" - intensified cooperation throughout the
continent and more vigorous measures of conflict prevention.
Contents
Preface
• Investing in democratic security
• Europe as invention and necessity
• David versus Goliath : defending the individual
• Inclusion is better than exclusion
• Enlargement of the mind: culture and education in European construction
• The obligations of membership are promises to the citizen
• A common roof for European justice
• Violations of human rights are no longer "internal affairs"
• The accession of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe: a historic
decision
• Remembrance of things past: Marcel Proust and European security
• Building Europe brick by brick
• Stop wasting money on yesterday's risks!
• Rescuing Kosovo is a project for all of Europe
• Albania needs our support
• The worst system, except for all the others
• Europe is more
• Turning hindsight into foresight
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