Дилемата национална сигурност и права на човека – европейски и национални аспекти в контекста на перспективите пред Съвета на Европа
The National Security and Human Rights Dilemma - European and National Aspects in the Context of the Council of Europe’s Perspectives

Author(s): Georgi Krastev
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: Geopolitics; Democracy; International Humanitarian Law; Security; Minorities; Special Intelligence Means; Civil Rights
Summary/Abstract: The Council of Europe (CoE) is the first international organization established after the Second World War; with the main goal of eliminating all the causes and preconditions for the next military conflict. At its core; the CoE is a denial of geopolitics as a form of international relations in which the strength of states‘ positions depends on their military-political power. The attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine and the actions of the CoE caused by the changed geopolitical environment raised the question about the role of the organization in upholding the principles of modern international law. Along with the rejection of geopolitics; the CoE has; since its inception; made the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms a priority. One of the areas of control by the CoE is the application of special intelligence tools; the application of which is assessed by lawyers; human rights defenders and security professionals as particularly sensitive to citizens. From the point of view of the correlation between security and rights of citizens; the topic of the CoE’s influence is relevant; mainly through the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights; on the actions of state bodies for security and law and citizens’ rights.

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