Human Rights in EU Law

The 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam introduced as an
objective the maintenance and development of the
Union as an area of freedom, security and justice ,
but while it extended the Union s security powers it
did little to improve the status of human rights.
This book critically analyses the sources and
normative status of human rights in European Union
law, with a particular focus on their
inter-relationship with international law, and
assesses the impact of the 2003 reforms submitted by
the Convention on the Future of Europe which formed
the basis for the reforms in the 2004 Constitution
for Europe and the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon. An
illustrative case study examines in detail the status
of the principle of non-refoulement in the Common
European Asylum System. This book will be of interest
both to lawyers and political scientists seeking to
understand the development and rationale of human
rights protection in Union law in the context of the
reform proposals leading up to the 2004 Constitution
for Europe and the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon.

Autorentext

Stephen Carruthers, PhD, studied Law at Cambridge University. Heis admitted to the Bar of England and Wales. He has worked as alawyer at the Paris Office of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamiltonand with the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. He iscurrently a lecturer in the Department of Law at the DublinInstitute of Technology.

Klappentext

The 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam introduced as anobjective the maintenance and development of theUnion 'as an area of freedom, security and justice',but while it extended the Union's security powers itdid little to improve the status of human rights.This book critically analyses the sources andnormative status of human rights in European Unionlaw, with a particular focus on theirinter-relationship with international law, andassesses the impact of the 2003 reforms submitted bythe Convention on the Future of Europe which formedthe basis for the reforms in the 2004 Constitutionfor Europe and the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon. Anillustrative case study examines in detail the statusof the principle of non-refoulement in the CommonEuropean Asylum System. This book will be of interestboth to lawyers and political scientists seeking tounderstand the development and rationale of humanrights protection in Union law in the context of thereform proposals leading up to the 2004 Constitutionfor Europe and the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon.