council of europe
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Briefing History
• Council Of Europe idea firstly was expressed by the Winston Churchill in the second world war.In 1946 Winston Churchill repeated that idea in University of Zurich
• Main goal was prevent tragedy which had been in second world war
• The Council Of Europe is an intergovernmental organization of a pan European character
• It was established 5 may 1949 by the Treaty of London
• They have 47 members and 28 of them which
are member of European Union
• Their headquarters are in Strasbourg France
• Founders are :Belgium,Denmark,Luxembourg,Sweden ,Ireland ,Italy,Netherlands,Norway,Italy and UK.Turkey and Greece joined just three months later
• Observer states :Usa,Canada ,Japan,Mexico,Vatican
• Council Of Europe, on the other hand , is more of a governing body similar to UN.EU and Council Of Europe share same anthem and flag since 1980s cause of they are working for European integration
• Unlike the European Union ,Council of Europe cannot make binding laws
• All Council Of Europe member states signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights which is leading democracy and rule of law
• Greece withdrew from Council Of Europe in Greek military Junta 1967-1974
• It is not European Union body at all
• All European states are member of Council of Europe except Kazakhstan,Vatican city and Belarus
To be part of Council of Europe ,state must have good democracy and human rights
The Council of Europes most famous achievement is European Convention On Human Rights which is created by European Court Of Human Rights in Strasbourg
Main Goals of Council Of Europe
• Prevention of torture • Fight against racism • Protection of social rights• Protection of minorities • Fight against corruption• Fight against money laundering
Main Organs Of Council Of Europe
• European Court of Human Rights• Committee Of Ministers• Committee of Ministers’ Deputies • Parliamentary Assembly • Congress of local and Regional Authotrities• Conference Of International Non-Govermental
Organization• Secretary General
European Court Of Human Rights
• It is best known body of Council Of Europe• European Court Of Human Rights is an
international court set up in 1959 • In almost 50 years court delivered more than
10,000 judgments• Court is based in Strasbourg • Not to be confused with :Court of the Justice Of
European Union ,International Court Of Justice
Convention On Human Rights
• It try to protect human rights and fundamental freedom of Europe
• It entered force in 1953 • Convention Articles :Respecting
rights,life,torture,liberty and security ,privacy ,fair trial ,conscience and religion
Convention Secures In Particular
• The right to life • Freedom of expression • Freedom of thought ,religion and conscience • The protection of property• The right to respect for family and private life
Convention Prohibits in Particular
• Torture or inhuman punishment and treatment
• Slavery and forced labour• Death penalty• Arbitrary and unlawful detention• Discrimination
Secretary General
• Organ responsible for the daily work of Council Of Europe
• Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland is the 13th Secretary General of the Council of Europe.Firstly he was elected in 2009 and in 2014 he was elected again for second term
• Although secretary general’s power isnot clear defined ,in practice the holder has overall responsibilty for the strategic management ,work programme and budget
Turkey ‘s problem which can be solved in Council Of Europe
• Turkey joined Council Of Europe in 1949 but still needs some important reforms.For example free and independent media , freedom of expression ,rewiew of anti-terorist law
• Turkey has to take initiative to have dialogue with Greece,Armenia and Southern Cyprus
• Turkey has also problem with Cyprus ,which is supposed to be solved by the Council of Europe’s assist
Crises
• First crises came in 1967 when greek colonel installed authoritarian regime and 1969 Greece withdrew from Council of Europe Greece didn’t return until 5 years later,1974 after the fall of dictatorship
• A new crisis arose in 1981 when the Parliamentary Assembly withdrew the Turkish parliamentary delegation’s right to their seats in response to the military coup d’état a few weeks earlier.in 1984 Turkish delegation resumed after free elections
Council Of Europe Nowadays
• When the Russia became member in 1996 ,Council of Europe finally become Pan-Europe character
• Council activities adapted environment that is not only wider and more diverse that is also more complex and less stable
• New priorities are emerging like migration,corruption minorities