INDEX
Document(s)
The right to life: A guide to the implementation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights
By Council of Europe / Douwe Korff / Directorate General of Human Rights, on 1 January 2006
2006
Working with...
More details See the document
This Handbook deals with the right to life, as guaranteed byArticle 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and with the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights under that article.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list International law,
Document(s)
Making your Voice Heard in the EU: A Guide for NGOs
By Civil Society Contact Group, on 1 January 2006
Working with...
enenenenenenenenenfresMore details See the document
This training handbook was specifically designed for those “newcomer” NGOs and activists that are in the process of establishing a European strategy. It does so by providing tailored-made information on EU institutions, the way European NGOs work, as well as lobbying “tips”, illustrated by examples of EU level campaigns.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Bulgarian : Как гласът ни да бъде чут в ЕС:Наръчник за НПОRomanian : Cum s v face i vocea auzit în cadrul Uniunii Europene: Îndreptar pentru Organiza iile Non-GuvernamentaleEstonian : Enda kuuldavaks tegemine Euroopa Liidus: juhend vabaühendusteleItalian : Far sentire la propria voce nell’UE Guida per le ONGGerman : Einfluss nehmen in der EU: Ein Handbuch für NROsHungarian : Hallassuk hangunkat az EU-ban: útmutató civil szervezeteknekLatvian : Tava balss Eiropas Savieniba: Rokasgramata NVOPortuguese : Faça ouvir A sua voz na União Europeia!Slovene : Naj se slisi vas glas v EU: Prirocnik za nevladne organizacijeFaire Entendre votre voix dans l'UE: Un Guide à l'Usage des ONGHaciéndose oír en la UE: Una Guía para ONG
Document(s)
Information Handbook on the Council of the European Union
By Council of the European Union / European Union, on 1 January 2006
Working with...
frMore details See the document
The purpose of this handbook — which has been prepared on the responsibility of the General Secretariat of the Council and has no legal force — is to explain certain basic concepts of how the Council works, but above all to provide practical information both on existing sources of information and on the implementation of measures adopted with regard to openness and transparency. These measures illustrate the Council’s desire to get closer to citizens in order to build their confidence in European integration.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Guide de l’information du Conseil de l’Union européenne
Document(s)
The Right to a Fair Trial
By Council of Europe, on 1 January 2006
Working with...
frMore details See the document
This handbook is designed to provide readers with an understanding of how legal proceedings at national level must be conducted in order to conform with the obligations under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. It is divided into chapters, each of which treats a different aspect of the guarantees contained in the article.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Le droit à un Procès équitable
Document(s)
The Right to Life: A Guide to the Implementation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights
By Council of Europe, on 1 January 2006
Working with...
frMore details See the document
This Handbook deals with the right to life, as guaranteed by Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR or “the Convention”), and with the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) under that article.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Le Droit à la Vie: Un Guide sur la Mise en œuvre de l'article 2 de la Convention Européenne des Droits de l'Hommes
Document(s)
Charter of Arab League
By League of Arab States, on 1 January 2006
Working with...
More details See the document
The League of Arab States is composed of the independent Arab states which have signed this Charter.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
African Court on Human and Peoples Rights Quick Facts
By African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, on 1 January 2006
Working with...
enfrMore details See the document
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights was established by the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Court’s Protocol). The Court’s mission is to complement and reinforce the functions of the Commission in promoting and protecting human and peoples’ rights, freedoms and duties in African Union Member States.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Portuguese : Tribunal Africano dos Direitos Humanos e dos PovosAfricaine Cour des Droits de l'Homme et Des Peuples
Document(s)
Premeditated: meditations on capital punishment
By Malaquias Montoya / University of Notre Dame, on 1 January 2004
2004
Working with...
More details See the document
Meditations on Capital Punishment, Recent Works by Malaquias Montoya features recently created silkscreen images and paintings, and related research dealing with the death penalty and penal institutions.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Death Row Conditions,
Document(s)
Resource Guide for Managing Capital Cases
By Molly Treadway Johnson / Federal Judicial Center / Laural L. Hooper, on 1 January 2004
Working with...
More details See the document
The purpose of this resource guide is to provide judges who are assigned capital cases with information about how other judges have handled these cases and an idea of what to expect as the case proceeds. The guide does not prescribe how such cases should be handled, and any examples of case-management approaches discussed should be considered illustrative.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Gray Rules Guillory May Ask for Mercy
By Vincent Lupo / American Press, on 1 January 2003
2003
Working with...
More details See the document
This article focuses on Lorilei Guillory, the mother of a 6-year-old Iowa boy murdered 11 years ago. Guillory wantsto be allowed to ask jurors for mercy for the man who allegedly molested and killed her child. Judge Al Gray said he will allow Guillory “to testify and ask for mercy if she wishes” during any penalty phase, but prosecutors are appealing the decision ot the Louisiana Supreme Court. Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation filed an amicus curiae brief in the Louisiana Supreme Court in support of Lorilei Guillory’s effort to testify in the penalty phase of the trial of the man who murdered her 6 year old son Jeremy and to express her opposition to the execution of her son’s murderer
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Public debate, Murder Victims' Families, Death Penalty,