Legal resources

The Council of Europe promotes the protection of human rights, the strengthening of democracy and the rule of law in Europe through legal standards.

Over the last two decades, it has produced numerous recommendations and reference works on efforts to combat radicalisation, the promotion of intercultural and interreligious dialogue, democratic citizenship and the building of inclusive societies so as to avoid conflicts and infringements of fundamental rights and freedoms.

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has also contributed to these issues by adopting several texts at its plenary sessions.

All these resources are published online and available to local authorities.