In 2005 the Council of Europe celebrated the 20th anniversary of the European Charter of Local Self-Government which was a major event for all those committed t

The European Charter of Local Self-Government was established in 1985 to promote effective local self-government throughout Europe and serves as a model for leg

This is the first critical study of the 1985 treaty that guarantees the status of local self-government. Chris Himsworth analyses the text of the 1985 European

The spectacular advance of local and regional democracy was the main innovation of the 20th century democracy. The recognition of local democracy by the Council