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Council of Europe

An international organisation, separate from the EU, that protects human rights in its member countries. It created the European Convention on Human Rights. It cannot make laws, but its conventions set standards.

Where it appears in the handbook: Chapter 5The UK and International Institutions

This term can appear in the real test. Practise questions that use it:

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Council of Europe — meaning in the Life in the UK Test · iKnowTheUK