The 1969 ‘Greek Case’ in the Council of Europe: A Game Changer for Human Rights

by: Kostis Koetis (Editor),Víctor Feández Soriano (Editor),Kristine Kjaersgaard (Editor),Nicolas Manitakis (Editor),Alexandros Nafpliotis (Editor),Anna Papaeti (Editor)&5more

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Publication Date: 2024/9/5

Language: English

Print Length: 312 pages

ISBN-10: 1350296589

ISBN-13: 9781350296589

Book Description

In 1969 Greece withdrew from the Council of Europe (CoE), following pressure exercised by various European countries, organisations, social movements and individuals in response to the brutal conduct of the military junta that had taken power by force on 21 April 1967. This volume brings together an inteational cast of noted historians, oral historians, political scientists, and legal scholars to investigate the perceptions, policies and roles of the key actors involved. These figures range from inteational organizations, states, and social movements to NGOs and individuals, critically demonstrating the extent of the legacy and long-term impact of the ‘Greek Case’ on inteational human rights. The 1969 ‘Greek Case’ in the Council of Europe reveals how the pressure applied by the Council of Europe proved to be crucial for the inteational condemnation of the Colonels’ regime, setting a precedent in inteational human rights cases for the significance of the collection of evidence on the use of torture.

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In 1969 Greece withdrew from the Council of Europe (CoE), following pressure exercised by various European countries, organisations, social movements and individuals in response to the brutal conduct of the military junta that had taken power by force on 21 April 1967. This volume brings together an inteational cast of noted historians, oral historians, political scientists, and legal scholars to investigate the perceptions, policies and roles of the key actors involved. These figures range from inteational organizations, states, and social movements to NGOs and individuals, critically demonstrating the extent of the legacy and long-term impact of the ‘Greek Case’ on inteational human rights. The 1969 ‘Greek Case’ in the Council of Europe reveals how the pressure applied by the Council of Europe proved to be crucial for the inteational condemnation of the Colonels’ regime, setting a precedent in inteational human rights cases for the significance of the collection of evidence on the use of torture.