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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785497503321

Autore

Hughes Edel

Titolo

Turkey's accession to the European Union : the politics of exclusion? / / Edel Hughes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-91444-7

1-136-91445-5

1-282-91280-1

9786612912801

0-203-84364-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in EU law

Disciplina

341.242/209561

341.242209561

Soggetti

Treaties - Accession

Turkey Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; European Union documentation; Treaties; Introduction; 1 Weighing history: Turkey's path to accession; 2 A rights-based approach?; 3 Cyprus v. Turkey; 4 Lifting the veil; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Turkey's accession to the European Union is undoubtedly one of the Union's most contested potential enlargements. The narrative that dominates the debate surrounding this issue primarily relates to problems such as a lack of respect for fundamental human rights in Turkey, the Kurdish question and the continuing stalemate concerning northern Cyprus. This book looks at these issues, but also proposes that a review of Turkey's experience with the EU in its numerous incarnations suggests that these concerns may mask a deeper disquiet. Whilst there are several questions that Turkey must a