European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) : Its First 15 Years /
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| Author / Creator: | Hollo, Lanna. |
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| Imprint: | [Strasbourg] : Council of Europe, 2009. |
| Description: | 220 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7908117 |
Table of Contents:
- Section 1. An introduction to ECRI
- Chapter 1. ECRI - Its foundations, early years and key choices
- A. What is ECRI?
- B. The five pillars of ECRI
- 1. European
- 2. Human rights
- 3. Independence
- 4. Expert
- 5. Non-conventional body
- C. Defining the contours of its mandate: interpreting racism and racial discrimination
- D. Finding its way - ECRI's early years
- An open and issue-oriented atmosphere
- Focusing its work
- E. Consolidating and strengthening
- Obtaining a statutory basis
- Section 2. The three prongs of ECRI's work programme
- Introduction
- Chapter 2. Prong 1: country-by-country work
- A. Key principles of ECRI's country-by-country approach
- 1. All states treated on an equal footing
- 2. A helpful non-condemnatory approach
- 3. Thorough and objective research
- 4. Co-operation with authorities
- 5. Independence
- 6. A product of the entire commission
- B. Evolution of ECRI's country-by-country work
- First reporting cycle
- Second reporting cycle
- Third reporting cycle
- Chapter 3. Prong 2: work on general themes
- A. General policy recommendations
- B. Collecting and disseminating examples of "good practices"
- C. Other aspects of ECRI's thematic work
- D. Some conclusions
- Chapter 4. Prong 3: relations with civil society
- A. Organising national round tables
- B. Co-operating with NGOs
- C. Holding meetings with specialised bodies
- D. Carrying out a media strategy
- Section 3. ECRI's contribution to legal standards protecting against racism and discrimination
- Chapter 5. Developing guidelines for comprehensive and effective legislation protecting against racism and racial discrimination
- A. GPR 7
- Comprehensive and detailed standards
- Anti-discrimination legislation that anchors broad social changes
- Mechanisms and measures to improve implementation
- B. Policy guidelines on implementation contained in ECRI's third cycle country reports
- Policy measures to improve implementation of civil and administrative legislation addressing racial discrimination
- Policy measures to improve implementation of criminal law provisions prohibiting racist offences
- Chapter 6. ECRI's impact on the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- A. ECRI's role in establishing Protocol No. 12 to the ECHR
- B. ECRI's influence on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
- Impact of GPR 7
- Impact of GPR 3
- Impact of GPR 5
- Impact of ECRI's country reports
- Direct impact of ECRI's annual reports
- Section 4. ECRI's opinions on important contemporary themes
- Chapter 7. Positive action
- A. Positive action - An essential tool for bringing about de facto equality
- B. What exactly is positive action?
- C. Is positive action ever unfair or discriminatory?
- Need for a reasonable and objective justification
- An end to positive action once its objectives are achieved
- D. Creating conditions for the successful implementation of positive action measures
- The need for accurate data on the situation of target groups
- Countering public backlash and creating support for positive action
- Implementing measures in a manner that fosters positive inter-group relations
- Monitoring impact and fine-tuning
- Chapter 8. Racist expression
- A. Setting limits to freedom of expression
- When does expression cross over the limit of acceptability?
- A far-reaching position on criminal sanctions
- B. Effective implementation of legislation prohibiting racist expression
- C. Combating racist expression by other means
- Chapter 9. Climate of opinion
- A. Climate of open racism
- A racist discourse has gained the political mainstream
- The role of the media in fuelling a racist climate
- Main targets of the negative climate of opinion
- Influence of the "fight against terrorism"
- Influence of other world events
- Responsibility of society as a whole
- Manipulating other fears and concerns: globalisation, economic worries, security and identity
- B. The need for an urgent and multi-pronged response
- Recommendations to authorities for measures to address the negative climate of opinion
- Recommendations for addressing political discourse that promotes a racist, xenophobic and intolerant climate
- Recommendations for addressing the media's contribution to the negative climate of opinion
- Conclusion
- A. Thoughts on future directions for ECRI
- Continuing doing what works
- A central challenge: improving its impact
- B. An urgent action procedure?
- C. A commitment to ECRI by authorities
- Appendix - ECRI General Policy Recommendation No. 7 on national legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination