Publisher's Synopsis
With the expansion of the European Union to the East, and rising concerns about social exclusion, rights are placed firmly on the political and social agenda. This book explores dimensions of civil, political, social and economic rights in contemporary Europe, East and West. A continuing theme is the interface between national sovereignty and the rights and obligations that inhere within membership of the EU as a regional entity. - Chapters address: - - Migrant rights and citizenship. - - Women's rights and equality debates. - - Human rights as embodied in national and international covenants. - - The development of an EU supranational citizenship and economic and social rights in an integrating and expanding Europe.
