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Eu Accession To The Echr: Competence, Procedure And Substance, Paul Craig
Eu Accession To The Echr: Competence, Procedure And Substance, Paul Craig
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The issues raised by EU Accession to the ECHR have already generated a valuable and growing literature. This article seeks to contribute to this literature. The discussion begins with an overview of the European Union’s competence to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights, and the process by which the Accession Agreement was negotiated. The focus then shifts to analysis of whether the EU needs its own Charter of Rights in addition to membership of the ECHR.
This is followed by examination of a range of procedural issues raised by EU accession to the ECHR. This includes the choices …