Council of Europe books available in the database received 230,000 visits in 6 months, with around 2.1 million pages viewed. The most highly-viewed books are legal dictionaries, key extracts of case law from the European Court of Human Rights and titles from the "Ethical Eye" series.
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Council of Europe Publishing mainly produces works on human rights and international law. It also publishes works on health, social affairs, bioethics, education, culture, youth, sport, architectural heritage and environment.
Its publications include topical debates, comparative studies, monographs, proceedings of colloquies, international legal instruments, official texts etc.