EU Human Rights and Democratization Policies

Though the EU has tried to place human rights and democracy at the heart of its external action, there are serious concerns about its capacity to have a significant impact on the situation of human rights and human rights defenders as well as on the democratization processes taking place in different regions of the world.

EU Human Rights and Democratization Policies: An Introduction [Felipe Gómez Isa, Cristina Churruca and Jan Wouters] PART I: CONTEXT AND FRAMEWORK 1. EU Human Rights and Democratization Policies in a Changing World [Felipe Gómez] 2. The New Legal and Institutional Architecture after Lisbon [Jan Wouters] PART II: REVIEWING THE POLICY 3. Human Rights and Democracy at the Heart of the EU's Foreign Policy? An Assessment of the EU's Comprehensive Approach to Human Rights and Democratization [Cristina Churruca] 4. The Search for Coherence in the EU's Human Rights Policy and Discourse [Dolores Morondo] 5. Localizing Human Rights in the European Union. Principles and Challenges [Arne Vandenbogaerde] PART III: ASSESSING THE INSTRUMENTS 6. The Contribution of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) to the Implementation of the EU Human Rights Agenda [Wolfgang Benedek] 7. On the Effectiveness of the Election Observation Missions of the European Union [Markku Suksi] 8. A Protection Regime in Need of Committed Action: European Union Support for Human Rights Defenders [Karen Bennett] 9. The Development and Promotion of Global Business and Human Rights Norms: How Far is it the EU Prepared To Go? [Nicolas Hachez] Conclusions [Felipe Gómez Isa, Cristina Churruca and Jan Wouters]