Political Dialogue and Human Rights in the Framework of the Cotonou Agreement

The present study analyses the use of the political instruments for the protection of Human Rights, democracy and the rule of law under the Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the African-Caribbean–Pacific (ACP) countries embedded in the Cotonou Agreement: the consultations und...

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Main Author: PORTELA, Clara
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
Subjects:
EU
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1684
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2945/viewcontent/EPReportACP.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:The present study analyses the use of the political instruments for the protection of Human Rights, democracy and the rule of law under the Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the African-Caribbean–Pacific (ACP) countries embedded in the Cotonou Agreement: the consultations under article 96, intensified and regular political dialogue. It briefly outlines the legal provisions of the revised treaty, reviews recent practice, and looks into the involvement of civil society and parliamentary bodies in the political dialogue.