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The Copenhagen criteria are the rules that define whether a country is eligible to join the European Union. The criteria require that a state has the institutions to preserve democratic governance and human rights, has a functioning market economy, and accepts the obligations and intent of the European Union. [1]
Rights to equal treatment, that are referential to the terms and conditions of people in comparable situations, with special protections for indigenous communities and migrants. Promotion of job security , through standards for dismissals, protection upon an employer's insolvency, regulation of employment agencies and requirements upon member ...
Terms of reference (TOR) define the purpose and structures of a project, committee, meeting, negotiation, or any similar collection of people who have agreed to work together to accomplish a shared goal. [1] [2] Terms of reference show how the object in question will be defined, developed, and verified.
The Working Group on Business and Human Rights is the first thematic working group under the ICC. The purpose of the Working Group is to encourage collaboration between National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) within the Human Rights and Business field and ensure that the issue of human rights and business is included in international frameworks.
The Bundestag Committee is dedicated to human dignity and human rights.Its agenda includes correcting domestic violations, safeguarding human rights in the fight against international terrorism, prevention through humanitarian aid and working on national, European and international instruments for the protection of human rights.
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is a treaty that was ratified by 47 member states of the Council of Europe on 3 September 1953. [9] The aim of the treaty is to both "protect the rule of law" [9] and to endorse democracy in Europe.
The Greater Copenhagen Committee (formerly the Øresund Committee and the Greater Copenhagen and Skåne Committee) is an organisation which describes itself as a platform for regional political collaboration in the cross-boundary Øresund region.
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the European Union's (EU) assembly of local and regional representatives that provides sub-national authorities (i.e. regions, counties, provinces, municipalities and cities) with a direct voice within the EU's institutional framework.