{"product_id":"the-1969-greek-case-in-the-council-of-europe-a-game-changer-for-human-rights-9781350296589","title":"The 1969 'Greek Case' in the Council of Europe: A Game Changer for Human Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1969 Greece withdrew from the Council of Europe (CoE), following pressure exercised by various European countries, organisations, social movements and individuals in response to the brutal conduct of the military junta that had taken power by force on 21 April 1967. This volume brings together an international cast of noted historians, oral historians, political scientists, and legal scholars to investigate the perceptions, policies and roles of the key actors involved. These figures range from international organizations, states, and social movements to NGOs and individuals, critically demonstrating the extent of the legacy and long-term impact of the 'Greek Case' on international human rights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 1969 'Greek Case' in the Council of Europe \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how the pressure applied by the Council of Europe proved to be crucial for the international condemnation of the Colonels' regime, setting a precedent in international human rights cases for the significance of the collection of evidence on the use of torture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKonstantinos (Kostis) Kornetis\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e (2013, winner of the Edmund Keeley Book Award) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRethinking Democratization in Spain, Greece and Portugal \u003c\/i\u003e(2019). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eV?ctor Fern?ndez Soriano\u003c\/b\u003e teaches global and contemporary history at the Universit? Libre de Bruxelles and ESPOL Lille. He has been an associate researcher at the University of Luxembourg and Humboldt University Berlin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLe fusil et l'olivier. Les droits de l'Homme face aux dictatures m?diterran?ennes \u003c\/i\u003e(2013). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristine Kjaersgaard \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor in Contemporary History at University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. She has written books and articles on Denmark in international organisations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicolas Manitakis\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in History at the University of Athens, Greece. He has co-edited a volume on the history of postwar Greek student migration to France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandros Nafpliotis\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in International History from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and has been a Research Associate at the Hellenic Foundation for European \u0026amp; Foreign Policy and the National Hellenic Research Foundation, as well as Maastricht University and the University of Luxembourg. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBritain and the Greek Colonels \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Papaeti\u003c\/b\u003e is a musicologist and researcher who has held a Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of Goettingen, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911419269394,"sku":"9781350296589","price":131.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e9bef1c-97db-4ca4-b17e-a6f2362e5e8d.jpg?v=1738740609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-1969-greek-case-in-the-council-of-europe-a-game-changer-for-human-rights-9781350296589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}