The EU and human rights

A. INTRODUCTION ; 1. Towards an Authentic and Coherent Human Rights Policy for the EU ; B. SOME PHILOSOPHICAL DIMENSIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES WITHIN EUROPE ; 2. Is There a European Approach to Human Rights ; 3. The Effect of Rights on Political Culture ; 4. The Legacies of Injustice and Fear: A European Approach to Human Rights and their Effects on Political Culture ; C. THE HUMAN RIGHTS CONTEXT WITHIN WHICH THE EUROPEAN UNION FUNCTIONS ; 5. The Competences of the EU in Human Rights ; 6. Human Rights in the Context of the Third Pillar ; 7. Access to Justice as a Human Right: The European Convention and the EU ; 8. Gender Equality in the EU: A Balance Sheet ; 9. The Human Rights of People with Disabilities under EU Law ; 10. The Internal and External 'Other' in the Union Legal order: Racism, religious Intolerance and Xenophobia in Europe ; 11. Non-Communitarians: Refugees and asylum Policies ; 12. The Unity and Universality of Human Rights in Light of the Disjointed Nature of EU Law ; D. SOCIAL RIGHTS: EUROPEAN UNION PERSPECTIVES ; 13. We Still have not Found what We Have Been Looking For: The Balance Between Economic Freedom and Social Rights in the EU ; 14. From Strasbourg to Amsterdam: Prospects for the Convergence of European Social Rights Policy ; E. ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE ; 15. Human Rights and European Identity: The Debate about European Citizenship ; 16. The Future of Environmental Rights in the EU ; F. HUMAN RIGHTS IN EXTERNAL RELATIONS ; 17. Holding Multinational Corporations accountable for Human Rights Abuses: A Challenge for the European Community ; 18. Human Rights Considerations in the Development co-operation Activities of the EC ; 19. Where is the EU's Human Rights Common Foreign Policy, and How is it Manifested in Multilateral Fora? ; G. HUMAN RIGHTS 'CONDITIONALITY', BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ; 20. Human Rights 'Conditionality' in Relation to Entry to, and Full Participation in the EU ; 21. Trade Preferences and Human Rights ; 22. Human Rights Clauses in External Agreements of the European Communities ; H. THE ROLE OF KEY INSTITUTIONS AND ACTORS ; 23. Human Rights Case-Law in the Strasbourg and Luxembourg Courts: Conflicts, Inconsistencies and Complementarities ; 24. New Instruments and Institutions for Enhancing the Protection of Human Rights in Europe? ; 25. The Role of the European Parliament in the Promotion of Human Rights: Past and Future ; 26. Reflections on the Role of the Parliament ; 27. The Role of the Council in Human Rights Matters ; 28. The Past and Future Role of the European Court of Justice in the Protection of Human Rights ; 29. Human Rights and Civil Society