The European Union and Human Rights: Analysis, Cases, and Materials maps and critiques the EU's commitment to human rights in both internal and external affairs. The book covers the evolution as well as the current state of the EU's engagement with human rights, focusing, on the internal side, on the role of the EU law in the multi-faceted system of human rights protection and, on the external side, on the EU's efforts to bind its foreign policy to promoting himan rights. This book combines analysis of key developments with a wide range of sources, including extracts from legislation, case law, policy documents, and research of other scholars. The inclusion of both primary and secondary materials is intended to guide readers to acquire a deep understanding of EU human rights law and policy. This title devotes significant attention to explicating the fundamental concepts and systemic features of the EU's human rights protection and promotion. In addition, chapters devoted to individual topics provide more depth on a range of policy areas in both the internal and external dimension of EU affairs. Topics covered by these individual chapters include non-discrimination and competition law, migration, trade policy, and development cooperation.

About the Author
Jan Wouters is Full Professor of International Law and International Organizations, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam EU and Global Governance, and founding Director of the Institute for Intenational Law and of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies. Michal Ovadek is Research Fellow at the Center for Empirical Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, KU Leuven and Associate Fellow at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies.

Reviews
... the authors ought to be congratulated for their superb work and commend the publication to everyone interested in the gains and pitfalls of the protection of human rights in, by, and maybe even against the EU. * Michal Kianicka, former member of the Slovak EU litigation team (2010-2020), EU Law Live *
The European Union and Human Rights: Law and Policy comprehensively discusses the conceptualisation and operationalisation of the EU's commitment to human rights ... Each chapter provides an introduction to the state of affairs, discusses opportunities and challenges, and provides recommendations. As such, this is an authoritative reference book on human rights policies throughout the EU and their impact throughout the world. * The Law Society Gazette *



Book Information
ISBN 9780198814184
Author Jan Wouters
Format Paperback
Page Count 768
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 171mm * 36mm