List of Abbreviations

Structural Elements in the Keyword Entries (Part II)

CASES: The essence of European and international case-law
CONCL: Conclusions and proposals for policies or future reforms
DEF: Definitions or descriptions of issues at stake
INSTR: Summaries of core messages of legal instruments
VIEWS: Prevailing and important dissenting opinions in the literature.

In a few entries, these additional abbreviations were used:

HIST: Historical overview of legal or political developments
INTRO: Introductory remarks or positions of the author

Organisations, Unions, Courts and Bodies

AfComHPR African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights
AU African Union
CAHMIN (former) Committee for the Protection of National Minorities
CESCR UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
CM Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
CJEU Court of Justice of the European Union
CoE Council of Europe
ECHR Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights)
ECtHR European Court of Human Rights
ECJ European Court of Justice (later: CJEU)
EEC (former) European Economic Community
ERICarts European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research
EU European Union
ECSR European Committee on Social Rights
FIA International Federation of Actors
FIM International Federation of Musicians
FRA European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
HRC UN Human Rights Council
HRCee UN Human Rights Committee
IACtHR Inter-American Court of Human Rights
ICC International Criminal Court
ICCROM International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
ICJ International Court of Justice
ICOM International Council of Museums
ICOMOS International Council on Monuments and Sites
ILA International Law Association
ILO International Labour Organization
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGO Non-governmental organisation
OAS Organization of American States
OAU Organisation of African Unity
OHCHR Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (previously: CSCE)
UN United Nations
UNESCO UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNHCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF UN Children’s Emergency Fund
UNIDROIT International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
WHO World Health Organization
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
WTO World Trade Organization

Treaties, Declarations and Covenants

2005 UNESCO Convention Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
ACHPR African Charter of Human and People’s Rights
ACHR American Convention of Human Rights
AfCRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
CFR(EU) Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child
CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
ECRML European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
FCNM Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(I)CERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
ICH Convention Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
TEU Treaty on European Union
TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UNDRIP UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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