Chapter 4: The role of the UK within key international organisations - The Council of Europe Flashcards
The continent’s leading human rights organisation
The continent’s leading human rights organisation is the Council of Europe
The Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organisation
When was the Council of Europe founded?
The Council of Europe was founded in 1949
What are the Council of Europe’s aims?
The Council of Europe's aims are to promote: 1. Human rights 2. Democracy 3. The rule of law within its 47 member states
Which body established the European Convention on Human Rights?
The Council of Europe established the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
The Council of Europe has 47 member states, of whom 28 are also what?
The Council of Europe has 47 member states, of whom 28 are also members of the EU
The Council of Europe is not itself part of what?
The Council of Europe is not itself part of the EU
What did all member countries of the Council of Europe agree to abide by?
All member countries of the Council of Europe agreed to abide by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is a convention that enshrines the:
1. Basic human rights
2. Fundamental freedoms
of everyone within the jurisdiction of any member state
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is a convention that lays down basic human rights.
It is based upon what?
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is based upon the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
When was the ECHR adopted?
The ECHR was adopted in 1950
The ECHR was adopted in 1950 and came into force when?
The ECHR was adopted in 1950 and came into force in 1953
What oversees the implementation of the ECHR?
The European Court of Human Rights oversees the implementation of the ECHR
The Court of the Council of Europe
The Court of the Council of Europe is the European Court of Human Rights
The Court of the Council of Europe is the European Court of Human Rights.
Where is the Court of the Council of Europe?
The Court of the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, is in Strasbourg
What rules on the ECHR?
The Court of the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, rules on the ECHR
What is the European Court of Human Rights made up of?
The European Court of Human Rights is made up of judges from all its member countries
A founder member of the Council of Europe
The UK was a founder member of the Council of Europe
The UK was a founder member of the Council of Europe and helped do what?
The UK was a founder member of the Council of Europe and helped draft the ECHR
Individual citizens can bring complaints of human rights violations to where?
Individual citizens can bring complaints of human rights violations to the Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights
Individual citizens can bring complaints of human rights violations to the Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights, once what have been exhausted in the member state concerned?
Individual citizens can bring complaints of human rights violations to the Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights, once all possibilities of appeal have been exhausted in the member state concerned
Who is preparing to sign up to the ECHR?
The EU is preparing to sign up to the ECHR
The EU is preparing to sign up to the ECHR, creating the ability for what?
The EU is preparing to sign up to the ECHR, creating the ability for any of the 508 million citizens within the EU to access the European Court of Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is a convention that enshrines the basic human rights and fundamental freedoms of everyone within the jurisdiction of any member state.
These include the rights to what?
These include the rights to:
- Life
- Protection against torture and inhuman treatment
- Freedom and safety
- A fair trial
- Freedom of peaceful assembly and association
