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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Europe by Edited by Professor Dr Anne Peters Edited by Isabelle Ley
This volume presents an accessible overview of the current state of the legislation on the freedom of assembly in eleven selected member states of the Venice Commission: the UK France the US Belgium Germany Turkey the Russian Federation the Ukraine Poland Hungary and Tunisia. The volume may serve as a work of reference for the researcher or practitioner who seeks specific information on the legal bases restrictions or implementation of the freedom of assembly in a specific country or on more recent themes such as the legal implications of flashmobs. It is also a helpful starting point for anyone interested in comparing the state of assembly legislation in Europe and beyond. Next to information on details of the domestic regulation of assemblies each study contains information on recent events changes and debates on the laws on assemblies. Examples are the handling of the Arab spring in Tunisia freedom of assembly-implications and management of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey or the constitutional upheavals in the Ukraine.