Avrupa Bi̇rli̇ği̇’ni̇n İnsan Haklari Poli̇ti̇kasi: Diş İli̇şki̇ler Perspekti̇fi̇nden Bi̇r Değerlendi̇rme

Abstract

European Union (EU) aims to protect and promote human rights both in its internal policy and the external relations. Through this objective, the EU constitutes various mechanisms in order to protect its citizens' rights. Regarding its external relations, the Union enacts human rights clauses in trade and more comprehensive agreements with third countries. Moreover, it uses the conditionality principle as an effective tool to Europeanize the countries in terms of human rights practices that aspire to join the EU. In order to achieve its objective, the EU establishes strong links with civil society and aims to empower the democratic ground for human rights and democracy in third countries. However the EU's human rights regime is criticized from various aspects and the general discontent has escalated with the current refugee crisis and some deteriorating circumstances of the EU's widening and deepening in recent years. Against this background, this article aims to elaborate the EU's human rights regime and examine the current