WP 09 : Exceptionalism and its impact on the Euro-Mediterranean relations

Articles

• Analysis of terrorist legislation, evolution and practices of penal agencies

  28 April 2009, by Aranda Mónica, Rivera Iñaki
  The Spanish concept of terrorism has evolved in a quite particular meaning. The identification of ETA (Basque Liberation Army) as the internal enemy has concentrated the use of every antiterrorist law and criminal justice agencies addressed to call a halt its activities. A number of criminal and procedural rules, police and prison regulations have been modified in Spain by following the antiterrorist philosophy.

• A right-based approach to migration policies in a context of emergencies: ’Expelling States’ and semi-persons in the European Union

  28 April 2009, by Fernández Bessa Cristina, Manavella Alejandra, Silveira Gorski Héctor C.
  The European socio-political climate and its repercussions on person’s rights and liberties trigger multiple challenges. The widening process of the European Union (EU), the hardening of legislation on immigration and terrorism, and the new practices of police and security services make the basic principles and values on which consolidated European democracies lay tilt.

• Desafio(s) 7- GÉNERO Y DOMINACIÓN. CRÍTICAS FEMINISTAS DEL DERECHO Y EL PODER

  28 April 2009, by Encarna Bodelón, Gemma Nicolás
  the contents of the present number of the review state the aspect that highlights the historical unequal relation between men and women through the legal domination tools. It refers to what strictly speaking (despite there are some controversies) is called in the specific language of feminism as «gender relations »

• Report on the situation on the Euro-Mediterranean borders

  27 April 2009, by Ceriani Pablo, Fernández Bessa Cristina, Manavella Alejandra, Picco Valeria, Rodeiro Luis
  Euro-Mediterranean borders are internationally known, especially in Europe, for the causalities and the violation of Human Rights of migrant people trying to reach the European shores of Andalusia, Sicilia, Lampedusa, the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla and later the shores of the Canary Islands. The management of migrations is a key topic of the contemporary national and European polices, mainly for the Euro-Mediterranean countries.

• The effects of exceptional legislation on criminalization of immigrants and people suspected of terrorism

  27 April 2009, by Fernández Bessa Cristina, Manavella Alejandra, Ortuño Jose Maria
  On the current global context of war against terrorism, the traditional liberties and guarantees of the Rule of Law, are not been respected for all people. This is the case of immigrants for example, as they are considered potential dangerous people. The measures to regulate immigration and the measures to fight against terrorism are dangerously being confused, causing terrible consequences for some people.

• Deprivation of Liberty and Human Rights in Spain

  27 April 2009, by Cano Francisca, Fernández Bessa Cristina, Manavella Alejandra, Ortuño Jose Maria, Rivera Iñaki
  The Spanish State figures at international reports as one of the countries where torture persist, resulting in recommendations to eradicate or, at least, to minimize this practice. As such, the international organizations responsible for the protection of human rights denounce the lack of political will on the part of the Spanish Authorities (statutory, regional and local) to eradicate torture.

• Desafio(s) 6- Jovenes y adultos- El dificil vinculo social

  27 April 2009, by Observatorio del sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos
  The difficult «social bond» to which this edition is dedicated, takes particular connotations in the context of the freedom and security framework, another two categories of post-modern culture nowadays seriously threatened. However, taking into account the possibility of risking that the relationship between children and young, with the adults could be considered as one of the «emergency situation» to which will correspond exceptional reactions, we must emphasize how necessary it is to keep in mind the structural conditions within which the social bound manifests...

• Desafio(s) 5- Poder académico y educación legal

  27 April 2009, by Observatorio del sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos
  when referring to the «academic power» we are also trying to highlight a particular kind of power. It is a power that is not circumscribed by the institution in which it is exercised (the university), although if she is the origin, determines it and legitimates it.

• Manual outlines Muslim radicalization in prisons

  29 October 2008, by Associated Press
  Security officials from several European countries have developed a manual to help prison authorities prevent their jailhouses from becoming incubators for Muslim extremists. The manual, developed by France, Germany and Austria, includes signs that may indicate that a prisoner was becoming radicalized, including the presence of a growing beard. A prison group feared the manual could stigmatize Muslim inmates. The document was distributed at a two-day closed-door conference of European security experts that ended Wednesday. It will be given to prison personnel.

• Report to the Human Rights Committe. October 2008

  27 October 2008, by Coordinadora para la Prevención de la Tortura
  This report written by the Coordinadora para la Prevención de la Tortura of the Spanish state (a platform integrated by 44 non-governmental organization of Human Rights, universities and sections of Bar associations) has been submitted before the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations, on the 20th October 2008 in Geneve.

• Informe al Comité de Derechos Humanos. Ocubre 2008

  27 de octubre de 2008, por Coordinadora para la Prevención de la Tortura
  Este informe elaborado por la Coordinadora para la Prevención de la Tortura del Estado español (plataforma en la que se integran 44 organizaciones no gubernamentales de derechos humanos, centros universitarios y secciones de colegios profesionales de abogados) fue presentado ante el Comité de Derechos Humanos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, el 20 de octubre de 2008, en Ginebra.

• Workshop : The detention of non-citizens in Europe and its consequences for the Rule of Law, Barcelona, 24th October 2008

  21 October 2008, by Observatorio del sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos , University of Barcelona
  The migratory phenomenon gives us an important example of the challenges that European policies have to face related to the respect of Human Rights and the basic guarantees of the Rule of Law. The status of migrants defined by several European migration laws bring together a number of elements which increases migrant people’s vulnerability and perpetuate their image as «the other».

• The last peace process in the basque country: 14 months of hope

  6 October 2008, by Forero Alejandro, Rivera Iñaki, Rodríguez Fernandez Gabriela, Ubasart Gemma
  The present work shows the genesis and development of the last peace process that took place in the Basque Country from March, 2007, in the frame of antiterrorist excepcionalism. The paper focus on the origins of the Basque conflict - outlining the history of the movement ETA- and in the influence that both the diverse actors and a part of the Spanish written press (the newspapers El País, El Mundo and Gara) have had in the development of the events.

• Punitive management of urban space

  6 octobre 2008, par Acosta Maria, Cals Marta , Fernández Bessa Cristina, Masso (di) Andrés, Puig Marta, Roig Aura
  The reaction of several municipal authorities to the fear of crime, anti-social behaviour and the resulting City-dwellers’ intolerance is to produce legal instruments to deal with « incivilities » and to promote peaceful coexistence in the city. In the case of Barcelona, this instrument is the so called « Good Citizen’s Charter of Barcelona », which came into effect on 15th January, 2006. After one year of enforcement we have evaluated the consequences of the implementation of this by-law.

• Conference : Controlling migrations in Europe. Challenges to Human Rights and the Rule of Law.

  19 May 2008, by University of Barcelona
  The Observatory of Criminal System and Human Rights (University of Barcelona), in cooperation with the Centre of European Policy Studies, the European Association for Research on Transformation and the University of Utherch, is pleased to invite you to the Conference on «Controlling migrations in Europe. Challenges to Human Rights and the Rule of Law». The event will take place at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona on the 29th and 30th of May 2008.

• Conference : The external dimension of the intra-EU security: the CFSP, ESDP and JHA in the ENP area

  30 January 2008, by Johansson-Nogués Elisabeth, University of Barcelona
  The IUEE, the LSE and the University of Cologne are pleased to announce the CHALLENGE conference: «The external dimension of the intra-EU security: the CFSP, ESDP and JHA in the ENP area». The conference will be held in Barcelona the 22 of February.

• Report of International Conference Exceptionalism and Human Rights

  27 February 2007, by Observatorio del sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos
  The main objective of the Conference was to analyze, inform and discuss with the scientific community, students and society, some specific subjects related with the current problems caused by the relationship between liberty and security, specially the links between exceptionalism and globalization, migration, antiterrorism, deprivation of liberty, torture, etc…

• Desafío(s) 3-4 : EMERGENCIAS URBANAS

  27 de febrero de 2007, por Observatorio del sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos
  …Europe and Occidental states in general, are facing situations that recognizes their origins in the different aspects produced by the globalization process. The urban emergencies analyzed in this publication thanks to the opinions, contributions and information given by all the collaborators, constitute the most evident and recent signs of situations of emergency and exceptional reactions and interventions…

• Desafío(s) 2 : TORTURAS Y ABUSO DE PODER

  21 de febrero de 2007, por Observatorio del sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos
  Torture and abuse of power can not be considered nowadays inappropriate or meaningless references. Torture has always constituted an abuse of power of any kind: physical, economical, authoritarian, political. Even if these subjects have been of great importance for the construction of the juridical and political culture in Occident since the beginning of Modernity, it is also essential to continue talking about them today. Nowadays we talk about all these behaviors worldwide, and this is why we have considered important to face this subject on this publication, specially when we know torture still exists in every corner of this world through the most horrible abuses of power.

• Desafío(s) 1 : POLÍTICA CRIMINAL DE LA GUERRA

  14 de febrero de 2007, por Observatorio del sistema Penal y los Derechos Humanos
  This first volume of Desafío ( s ) looks to begin an investigation field to analyze the (perverse) relationships established between power and the citizens’ rights. This volume presents different contributions that were submitted at the Seminar on Criminal Policies of War organized on March 2005 by the Observatori del Sistema Penal i els Drets Humans (OSPDH) of the University of Barcelona (UB).

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