An EU mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights. CEPS Paper in Liberty and Security in Europe No. 91/April 2016 Thursday, 21 April 2016

The European Union is founded on a set of common principles of democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental rights, as enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union. Whereas future Member States are vetted for their compliance with these values before they accede to the Union, no similar method exists to supervise adherence to these foundational principles after accession. EU history proved that this ‘Copenhagen dilemma’ was far from theoretical. EU Member State governments’ adherence to foundational EU values cannot be taken for granted. Violations may happen in individual cases, or in a systemic way, which may go as far as overthrowing the rule of law. Against this background the European Parliament initiated a Legislative Own-Initiative Report on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights and proposed among others a Scoreboard on the basis of common and objective indicators by which foundational values can be measured. This Research Paper assesses the need and possibilities for the establishment of an EU Scoreboard, as well as its related social, economic, legal and political ‘costs and benefits’.

Facilitating Mobility and Fostering Diversity: Getting EU Migration Governance to Respect the Human Rights of Migrants. CEPS Paper in Liberty and Security in Europe No. 92/May 2016

Migration towards Europe has surged over the past few years, overwhelming government authorities at the national and EU levels, and fuelling a xenophobic, nationalist, populist discourse linking migrants to security threats. Despite positive advances in the courts and worthy national initiatives (such as Italy’s Operation Mare Nostrum), the EU’s governance of migration and borders has had disastrous effects on the human rights of migrants. These effects stem from the criminalisation of migrants, which pushes them towards more precarious migration routes, the widespread use of administrative detention and the processing of asylum claims under the Dublin system, and now the EU–Turkey agreement. Yet, this paper finds that with the right political leadership, the EU could adopt different policies in order to develop and implement a human rights-based approach to migration that would seek to reconcile security concerns with the human rights of migrants. Such an approach would enable member states to fully reap the rewards of a stable, cohesive, long-term migration plan that facilitates and governs mobility rather than restricts it at immense cost to the EU, the member states and individual migrants.

Catalogue of a collection of paintings, etc. presented by Mrs. Liberty E. Holden to the Cleveland Museum of Art /

Half-title: The Holden Collection.

Six letteer of Publicola on the liberty of the subject and the privileges of the House of Commons.

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Report of war activities in the schools of Illinois 1917-1918 : as reported to the Illinois woman's liberty loan committee, Nov. 1918.

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Foiled; or, A struggle for life and liberty. A drama, in four acts ... To which is added a description of the costumes, cast of the characters ... and the whole of the stage business.

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Does price fixing destroy liberty? A consideration of certain economic and common law principles applying to governmental interferences with the liberty of trade,

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Letters to the Honourable Mr. Justice Blackstone : concerning his exposition of the Act of Toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries on the laws of England /

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On liberty. The subjection of women.

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The battle of Eddington : or, British liberty, a tragedy / by John Penn.

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The principle of individual liberty, how far applicable to the relations of the sexes. A paper read before the London dialectical society, on October 16th, 1878. ... Together with an abstract of the debate thereon.

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