Constitutional Implications of Accession to the European Union

by European Commission for Democracy through Law

2002 · Council of Europe

EU enlargement and the accession of the candidate states will involve major constitutional changes. This publication contains the reports presented at a seminar organised by the European Commission for Democracy through Law, held in November 2001. It examines the constitutional challenges which the candidate states face and the EU's approach to them; and also includes a study of Turkey's relationship with the EU and the implications for Turkish constitutional law.

Democracy, Rule of Law and Foreign Policy

by Council of Europe, European Commission for Democracy through Law

2003 · Council of Europe

This publication contains the reports presented at the UniDem Seminar in Skopje. Foreign policy unquestionably serves the national interest in the broadest sense but nowadays it is no longer left entirely to discretion of governments. The legal foundation of foreign policy are made up both of rules of international law and rules of domestic law, whilst remaining an under-regulated area of democracy and of the law. The seminar in Skopje was an initiative which permitted an exchange of views on this subject between representatives of different countries.

Protection Des Minorités Nationales Par Leur Etat-parent

by European Commission for Democracy through Law

2002 · Council of Europe

This report contains a number of papers which examine the national laws of European countries regarding the treatment and protection of people belonging to national minorities who live in states outside the borders of their country of origin. This study was undertaken in order to establish whether such laws are compatible with the principles of international law and Council of Europe standards, following the adoption by Hungary in 2001 of an Act which provides benefits and assistance to those of Hungarian origin or identity who live in neighbouring countries.