Andreas Joh. Wiesand, Kalliopi Chainoglou, Anna ledziska-Simon with Yvonne Donders (Eds.)
Culture and Human Rights: The Wroclaw Commentaries
De Gruyter Handbook
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Acknowledgments
The editors and publishers of this handbook are grateful for the Patronage of these eminent personalities:
Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni , Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
GerhartRudolf Baum ,Human rights lawyer and former German Minister of the Interior (in charge of culture)
Rafa Dutkiewicz , Mayor of the City of Wroclaw
Farida Shaheed , UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, 20092015
The editors and publishers would also like to acknowledge the material or professional support this publication and its preparation received from:
The City of Wroclaw
The European Union Initiative of European Capitals of Culture
The National Centre for Culture, Warsaw
The Council of Europe/ERICarts Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe
The European Association of Cultural Researchers (ECURES)
List of Abbreviations
Structural Elements in the Keyword Entries (Part II)
CASES: | The essence of European and international case-law |
CONCL: | Conclusions and proposals for policies or future reforms |
DEF: | Definitions or descriptions of issues at stake |
INSTR: | Summaries of core messages of legal instruments |
VIEWS: | Prevailing and important dissenting opinions in the literature. |
In a few entries, these additional abbreviations were used:
HIST: | Historical overview of legal or political developments |
INTRO: | Introductory remarks or positions of the author |
Organisations, Unions, Courts and Bodies
AfComHPR | African Commission of Human and Peoples Rights |
AU | African Union |
CAHMIN | (former) Committee for the Protection of National Minorities |
CESCR | UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
CM | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe |
CJEU | Court of Justice of the European Union |
CoE | Council of Europe |
ECHR | Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) |
ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
ECJ | European Court of Justice (later: CJEU) |
EEC | (former) European Economic Community |
ERICarts | European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research |
EU | European Union |
ECSR | European Committee on Social Rights |
FIA | International Federation of Actors |
FIM | International Federation of Musicians |
FRA | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights |
HRC | UN Human Rights Council |
HRCee | UN Human Rights Committee |
IACtHR | Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
ICC | International Criminal Court |
ICCROM | International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property |
ICJ | International Court of Justice |
ICOM | International Council of Museums |
ICOMOS | International Council on Monuments and Sites |
ILA | International Law Association |
ILO | International Labour Organization |
IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
OAS | Organization of American States |
OAU | Organisation of African Unity |
OHCHR | Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights |
OSCE | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (previously: CSCE) |
UN | United Nations |
UNESCO | UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNHCR | UN High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF | UN Childrens Emergency Fund |
UNIDROIT | International Institute for the Unification of Private Law |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
WTO | World Trade Organization |
Treaties, Declarations and Covenants
2005 UNESCO Convention | Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions |
ACHPR | African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights |
ACHR | American Convention of Human Rights |
AfCRWC | African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination |
CFR(EU) | Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
CRC | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
CRPD | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
ECRML | European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |
FCNM | Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |