The EU and human rights Book

	List of abbreviations
	Notes on the Contributors
A	Introduction
1	An 'Ever Closer Union' in Need of a Human Rights Policy: The European Union and Human Rights	3
B	Some Philosophical Dimensions of Human Rights Policies within Europe
2	Is there a European Approach to Human Rights?	69
3	The Effect of Rights on Political Culture	99
4	The Legacies of Injustice and Fear: A European Approach to Human Rights and their Effects on Political Culture	117
C	The Human Rights Context within which the European Union Functions
5	A Human Rights Policy for the European Community and Union: The Question of Competences	147
6	Human Rights and the Third Pillar	167
7	Access to Justice as a Human Right: The European Convention and the European Union	187
8	Gender Equality in the EU: A Balance Sheet	215
9	The Human Rights of People with Disabilities under EU Law	281
10	The Internal and External 'Other' in the Union Legal Order: Racism, Religious Intolerance and Xenophobia in Europe	327
11	Non-Communitarians: Refugee and Asylum Policies	359
12	The Quest for a Consistent Set of Rules Governing the Status of non-Community Nationals	411
D	Social Rights: European Union Perspectives
13	Striking the Elusive Balance Between Economic Freedom and Social Rights in the EU	449
14	From Strasbourg to Amsterdam: Prospects for the Convergence of European Social Rights Policy	473
E	Additional Challenges for the Future
15	Human Rights and European Identity: The Debate about European Citizenship	505
16	The Future of Environmental Rights in the European Union	529
F	Human Rights in External Relations
17	Holding Multinational Corporations Accountable for Human Rights Abuses: A Challenge for the EC	553
18	Human Rights Considerations in the Development Co-operation Activities of the EC	571
19	Where is the EU's Human Rights Common Foreign Policy, and How is it Manifested in Multilateral Fora?	627
G	Human Rights 'Conditionality', Both Internal and External
20	Human Rights 'Conditionality' in Relation to Entry to, and Full Participation in, the EU	687
21	Trade Preferences and Human Rights	699
22	Human Rights Clauses in External Agreements of the EC	723
H	The Role of Key Institutions and Actors
23	Human Rights Case Law in the Strasbourg and Luxembourg Courts: Conflicts, Inconsistencies, and Complementarities	757
24	New Instruments and Institutions for Enhancing the Protection of Human Rights in Europe?	781
25	The Role of the European Parliament: Past and Future	801
26	Reflections on the Human Rights Role of the European Parliament	839
27	The Past and Future Role of the European Court of Justice in the Protection of Human Rights	859
28	Human Rights and Civil Society	899
Annex	Leading by Example: A Human Rights Agenda For the European Union for the Year 2000	919
	Select Bibliography	929
	Index	941