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Der Verfasser gibt einen Überblick über die Entwicklung der politischen Migrationsagenda auf europäischer Ebene und macht den Prozess der Europäisierung in diesem Politikfeld sichtbar. Abkommen, Mandate und Beschlussfassungsverfahren auf europäischer Ebene werden dargestellt. Als wesentliche Trennlinie im europäischen Migrationsrecht erweist sich die Unterscheidung zwischen Unionsbürgern (Freizügigkeit) und legal in einem EU-Land sich aufhaltenden Drittstaatsangehörigen (visumfrei im Schengen-Gebiet). Insgesamt wird eine Angleichung der migrationspolitischen Regelungen in der EU erwartet. An der migrationspolitischen Willensbildung sollten neben Justiz- und Innenbehörden auch die Wirtschafts-, Arbeits- und Schulverwaltungen beteiligt werden. Als Basis für die Vergemeinschaftung der Zuwanderungspolitiken innerhalb der EU ist ein offener Koordinierungsmechanismus vorgesehen. (ICE)

In the 1970s, during the Cold War era, European and North American states began a dialogue in Helsinki which became known as the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), or the Helsinki process. For Western states the CSCE served as a platform to raise questions related to security in Europe and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Eastern European states considered the CSCE as a means to secure the postwar borders and an opportunity to discuss economic and scientific cooperation. Today, 51 European States, plus the United States of America and Canada, participate in this process. Notwithstanding the many and often intense political tensions between the West and the East during those twenty years, quite a number of conferences, seminars and other meetings were held and a great many agreements were adopted and documents issued, dealing with matters related to CSCE's three main areas of concern: security in Europe; cooperation in the fields of economics, science, technology and environment; the promotion of human rights. In response to the fundamental changes in Europe in the late 1980s, the CSCE was given a new impetus and its operational framework was broadened. CSCE offices were established in Prague (CSCE Secretariat), Vienna (Conflict Prevention Center) and Warsaw (Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) with the aim to strengthen and monitor compliance with CSCE commitments, especially in the area of human rights. A Parliamentary Assembly was established and met twice, first in Budapest and then in Helsinki. A General Secretary and a High Commissioner on Minorities were appointed, with offices in Vienna and The Hague, respectively.

Preliminary Material /Jan Niessen and Thomas Huddleston -- Chapter 1. Construction Of The Migrant Integration Policy Index /Jan Niessen -- Chapter 2. On Using Indicators For Raising And Meeting Integration Standards /Jan Niessen and Thomas Huddleston -- Chapter 3. Correlations Within Integration Policies In Europe: Internal Dynamics Across National Contexts /Thomas Huddleston and Frida Borang -- Chapter 4. Exploring Regimes Of Immigrant Integration: Clustering Countries On The Basis Of The Mipex Data /Marc Hooghe and Tim Reeskens -- Chapter 5. The Nexus Between Immigrant Integration Policy And Public Opinion In The European Union /Dirk Jacobs and Barbara Herman -- Chapter 6. Benchmarking Standards In Anti-Discrimination Law And Policy /Mark Bell -- Chapter 7. Acquiring Nationality: Is It A Goal, A Tool, Or An Assessment Of Integration? /Judit Tóth -- Chapter 8. Policies And 'Outcomes' For Third Country Nationals In Europe'S Labour Markets /Andrew Geddes and Daniel Wunderlich -- Chapter 9. Political Participation For Migrants: The Mipex Results /Dirk Jacobs , Florence Delmotte and Barbara Herman -- List Of References /Jan Niessen and Thomas Huddleston -- Index /Jan Niessen and Thomas Huddleston.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: COUNCIL OF EUROPE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STANDARDS -- 1. The Application of Article 14 ECHR by the European Court of Human Rights -- 2. A New European Standard against Discrimination: Negotiating Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights -- 3. The Preparation of ECRI General Policy Recommendation No. 7 on National Legislation to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination -- PART II: EUROPEAN UNION ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATIVE MEASURES -- 4. The Starting Line and the Racial Equality Directive -- 5. The Negotiation of the European Community Directive on Racial Discrimination -- 6. The European Court of Justice and Anti-Discrimination Law: Some Reflections on the Experience of Gender Equality Jurisprudence for the Future Interpretation of the Racial Equality Directive -- 7. Comparing National and Community Anti-Discrimination Law -- PART III: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 8. Setting Standards in the Fight against Racism: A Comparison of the European Union and the Council of Europe -- 9. Implementing European Anti-Discrimination Law: A Critical Analysis -- ANNEXES -- 1. Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin -- 2. Protocol No 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Explanatory Report -- 3. ECRI General Policy Recommendation No 7 on National Legislation to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination -- 4. Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia -- List of Contributors -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy in Europe.

Just as free movement and equal treatment were of crucial importance for the development of the European Community, so common policies on immigration and asylum are indispensable for the deepening of the European Union. This book summarizes, against the backdrop of the developing overall goals of the European Community and the European Union, the outcome of European policy-making in these fields. Furthermore, the book contains the important texts concluded by the Member States in the field of immigration and asylum, both intergovernmentally and within the Third Pillar of the Maastricht Treaty. The commentary analyses the contents of each document in turn by reference to the existing international human rights obligations of the Member States

The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is a valuable instrument both to bring about recognition of the human rights of migrants and to uphold or defend such rights in practice. Nonetheless, migrants' associations and organizations in support of migrants tend to underestimate the significance of international conventions. Compared with the demands they put forward conventions offer too little. However, experience has shown that international conventions can be used successfully to defend migrants' rights. In this article, suggestions are made as to how nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) can use this new Convention.