Dramatic scenes of exodus are played out every day on European soil: refugees stream out of Albania, there are displaced populations in the Caucasus & in the former Yugoslavia. Central & eastern Europe, once a land of emigration, has now become a region of both transit & refugee settlement. Guy S. Goodwin-Gill, a specialist in refugee law, appeals for a more effective application of existing international laws & instruments on refugees. Together with the Council of Europe, Mr Goodwin-Gill asks that European countries share the "refugee burden" more equitably, thus assuring decent living conditions for people fleeing from war, persecution & poverty.
The effects of the information revolution on freedom, job creation & the future of humanity. A clarification of the new situations created & the new role of politicians to civilise cyberspace & bind the Internet to values of human liberty.
In order to preserve the quality of the sea's resources, fisheries management policies must take into account not only economic, biological & environmental aspects of this problem, but also its social aspects. Marine science & technology research on, for example, fisheries & fish stocks, biodiversity, the ocean's moderation of the greenhouse effect, undersea exploration & coastal management, all play a significant role in the formulation of the policies for long-term management of the sea's biological resources. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recommends the creation of a European maritime agency which takes into account the ocean's many functions & uses. This book explores all of these ideas, reviews all the legal instruments linked to the exploration of the oceans, & details the new trends in the international law of the sea -- the sea "which belongs to no one".
This book underlines what is a stake in the learning of history in Europe. History plays a key political function in Europe today, allowing as it can for better understanding, tolerance & trust between individuals & nations of Europe. The book contains contributions from personalities from the world of academe & the media. Introduction by Marc Ferro.
Like other international organisations, the Council of Europe & its Parliamentary Assembly offers its legal & democratic expertise, & works closely with the new institutions of human rights in Bosnia & Herzegovina. The resumption of hostilities in Kosovo, however, has cruelly tarnished the hopes for total stability, & the international community cannot turn its back on this tortured region. The fractured peace in the former Yugoslavia remains a fragile one.
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