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Council of Europe Members speak out
Listen to podcasts on European unity and compliance with ECHR
 In the wake of David Cameron's speech on reform of the ECtHR, we publish a series of podcasts by members of the Council of Europe and academic experts on European compliance with the ECHR, from a conference held on 11 Jan.
The conference formed the first of our new programme of events for 2012.
Find out what the former Council of Europe Secretary General calls Europe's 'best kept secret', plus views from Council members and other experts.
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Constitutional Revolution & the Arab Spring
New line of enquiry assessing post-revolutionary constitution-making
 On the anniversary of the revolution in Egypt, we are pleased to announce a new line of enquiry into post-revolutionary constitution-making.
Drawing on case studies from Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Iraq, and elsewhere, we will be discussing the implications of the so-called Arab Spring of 2011 in a workshop at the University of Virginia on 24th February. Workshop Programme Further details and online registration |
Policy Brief recommends risk-based approach to Health & Safety regulation
Dr Sweta Chakraborty on a new approach to Health & Safety regulation
 Last week we published a policy brief that encourages regulators to take measured risks and adopt a more lenient, evidence-based approach to health and safety regulation. The policy brief by Dr Sweta Chakraborty provides a review of the current debate over health and safety policy that was voiced in a panel discussion last year. The policy brief reinforces recommendations made in the Lofstedt Report, which have been adopted in the Government Response and reflected in David Cameron's pledge to "tackle the health and safety monster".
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Video: Watch Risk vs Hazard Panel Disucssion
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Pioneering Constitution Index unveiled
Research project aims to name and shame 'sham constitutions'
 At the culmination of the three-year programme of study into the Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions, an innovative piece of research was unveiled to identify so-called 'sham constitutions'.
Professors David Law and Mila Versteeg have developed a 'constitution index' to measure how well nations uphold the civil, political, and socioeconomic rights they enshrine in their constitutions. By publicly naming and shaming those countries who most evidently have in place 'sham constitutions', they aim to promote compliance and acountability by facilitating civil mobilization in support of rights-based constitutional commitments. Read more
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