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EU: Statewatch analysis: The EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights: a cause for celebration or concern? by Chris Jones

"Internal negotiations over whether to accede to the ECHR have been mired by problems and highlight fundamental shortcomings with the EU's decision making process. An insistence on secrecy and an emphasis on "strategic priorities" have
Date
23 July 2012
"Internal negotiations over whether to accede to the ECHR have been mired by problems and highlight fundamental shortcomings with the EU's decision making process. An insistence on secrecy and an emphasis on "strategic priorities" have
“Internal negotiations over whether to accede to the ECHR have been mired by problems and highlight fundamental shortcomings with the EU’s decision making process. An insistence on secrecy and an emphasis on “strategic priorities” have come to take precedence over individual rights.” See: Full analysis (pdf)