The European Charter of Local Self-Government : A Treaty for Local Democracy /
Himsworth, Chris
The European Charter of Local Self-Government : A Treaty for Local Democracy / Chris Himsworth. - 1 online resource (208 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Charter Origins -- 3. The Charter's Text and Additional Protocol -- 4. The Institutions and Procedures of Charter Implementation and Enforcement -- 5. Charter Interpretation and Application -- 6. Charter Impact: Influencing Local Self-Government in Europe -- 7. Charter Impact: Beyond European Local Self-Government -- 8. General Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The first critical study of the 1985 treaty that guarantees the status of local self-governmentChris Himsworth analyses the text of the 1985 European Charter of Local Self-Government, traces its historical emergence and explains how it has been applied and interpreted throughout Europe, including the 2014 'Local and regional democracy in the United Kingdom' report published by the Council of Europe in March 2014. Locating the Charter's own history within the broader recent history of the Council of Europe and the European Union, the book closes with an assessment of the Charter's future prospects.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781474403337 9781474403344
10.1515/9781474403344 doi
2015506754
Local government--Law and legislation--Europe.
Political participation--Europe.
Law.
LAW / Constitutional.
KJC5873.A41985 / H56 2015 KJC5873.A41985 / H56 2015
342.409
The European Charter of Local Self-Government : A Treaty for Local Democracy / Chris Himsworth. - 1 online resource (208 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Charter Origins -- 3. The Charter's Text and Additional Protocol -- 4. The Institutions and Procedures of Charter Implementation and Enforcement -- 5. Charter Interpretation and Application -- 6. Charter Impact: Influencing Local Self-Government in Europe -- 7. Charter Impact: Beyond European Local Self-Government -- 8. General Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The first critical study of the 1985 treaty that guarantees the status of local self-governmentChris Himsworth analyses the text of the 1985 European Charter of Local Self-Government, traces its historical emergence and explains how it has been applied and interpreted throughout Europe, including the 2014 'Local and regional democracy in the United Kingdom' report published by the Council of Europe in March 2014. Locating the Charter's own history within the broader recent history of the Council of Europe and the European Union, the book closes with an assessment of the Charter's future prospects.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781474403337 9781474403344
10.1515/9781474403344 doi
2015506754
Local government--Law and legislation--Europe.
Political participation--Europe.
Law.
LAW / Constitutional.
KJC5873.A41985 / H56 2015 KJC5873.A41985 / H56 2015
342.409