Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits torture, and "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". There are no exceptions or limitations on this right. This provision usually applies, apart from torture, to cases of severe police violence and poor conditions in...

The parental authority is a new notion in the family law, introduced by the civil code, which sets to rights the general framework regarding the parental rights and obligations. From the point of view of the content, this notion is similar to that of parental protection from the family code. The...

In May 2004 the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Its aim is to improve the efficiency of the Court and to reduce its workload as well as that of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of...

The citizens' initiative idea is not a new one. Since 1988 the European Parliament has pleaded for the introduction of this kind of initiative. The issue was discussed in Amsterdam in 2002, when it was brought again on the agenda by the European Parliament. The "Citizens’ Initiative" is one of...

In a dynamic world the change, the progress is manifested scientifically, methodologically and instrumentally in relation to the techniques and technologies but also in relation to mentalities, attitudes and behaviours. Consequently, the process of modern learning cannot ignore these changes....

The dimensions of the post World Trade Center international security recorded the retirement of the relations between the main centers of power, the fragmentation of the collective security mechanism, the limiting of the appeal to the international right, the emergence of the security model of...

The right to life is a substantial, material right guaranteed to every person and represents the essential condition for the exercise of all fundamental rights and liberties. This principle is included in the constitution of Romania as well. According to art.22 paragraph (1) the right to life,...

The complexity of the national minority rights lies in combining the human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rights specific to this category. While the former are universal, the "extended" ones meet a set of principles and obligations "incumbent upon states and translate into rights,...

International organizations have demonstrated their important role in the system of international relations especially in the economic, social, fields as well as in the field of protection of human rights. They are not only instruments of cooperation between states, but also tools destined to...