International Norms And Standards For The Protection Of National Minorities

Author : Björn Arp
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047431391
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Norms and Standards for the Protection of National Minorities written by Björn Arp and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad network of bilateral treaties for the protection of national minorities has been set up during the past fifteen years. They complement and further develop the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and other multilateral instruments. Some texts are genuine international treaties, while others are non-binding political documents. The present book brings all these texts together in a reliable English translation, which offers practitioners and researchers easy access to and supplies knowledge on the present state of development of the conventional and customary sources of law in this field. The introductory study helps further understanding of the legal character of the texts and explains how to work with these often complex and interrelated sources of law.

Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
ISBN 13 : 9789287126184
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Convention-cadre Pour la Protection Des Minorités Nationales Et Rapport Explicatif written by Council of Europe and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kristin Henrard
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004189718
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Double Standards Pertaining to Minority Protection written by Kristin Henrard and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume offers a rich compilation of perspectives on (perceived) differential standards of international organisations concerning minority protection. It also addresses the ongoing controversial question of the status of ‘new’ minorities, without neglecting the protection of minorities within minorities.

Author : Tove H. Malloy
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004236562
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minorities, their Rights, and the Monitoring of the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities written by Tove H. Malloy and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Minorities, their Rights, and the Monitoring the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Malloy and Caruso have collected a number of essays authored by prominent European experts on minority rights with aim to provide a first ever description and analysis of the processes guiding the monitoring of the Convention. The volume addresses both the technical and political side of the monitoring, and it brings in not only views from the host of the Convention, the Council of Europe, but also from the external players that interact with the Convention in the course of seeking to protect Europe’s national minorities

Author : Borhan Uddin Khan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144384571X
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protection of Minorities written by Borhan Uddin Khan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a world that not only sets standards for, but also professes its commitment to promoting and protecting ‘rights’. Since ours is an age of heightened public interest in auditing the actual realisation of such standards and commitment, the first major focus of this book is a critical account of international standards aimed at the protection of minorities. To that end, it concentrates on four key dimensions. Firstly, it addresses the issue of the identification of minorities as understood by international law. Secondly, it outlines a brief history on the development of international law towards improving the protection of minorities. Thirdly, it gives an overview of international instruments and mechanisms on minorities. Finally, it analyses the rights of minorities under international standards. All these dimensions point to the fact that international minority rights lag behind the development of other branches of rights. The second major focus of this book is to relate international standards on minority protection to South Asian regimes. Concentrating on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Afghanistan, an endeavor is made to examine the state of minorities and their protection under the domestic regimes. It emerges that the normative commitments of these states are more or less compatible with international standards. Nevertheless, majority-minority syndrome persistently remains as one of the causes behind multidimensional deprivation and victimization of South Asian minorities. The present book also assesses the extent to which regional cooperation in South Asia has so far contributed to extending protection to minorities. This ends with an argument that SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has the potential to play a far greater role in this regard.

Author : Gaetano Pentassuglia
Publisher : Council of Europe
ISBN 13 : 9287147736
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minorities in International Law written by Gaetano Pentassuglia and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the first in the series of publications on minority issues, provides a critical overview of the protection of minority groups in international law. Topics covered include: the definition of a minority, concepts of state sovereignty and self-determination; the historical context to international human rights law; the legal frameworks developed by the UN, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the EU; as well as examples of legal approaches adopted by individual European countries to address the protection of minorities.

Author : Anna K. Meijknecht
Publisher : T.M.C. Asser Press
ISBN 13 : 9789067047036
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minority Protection: Standards and Reality written by Anna K. Meijknecht and published by T.M.C. Asser Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998 the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities entered into force. This study evaluates how the standards of the Framework Convention function in reality and whether the interests of minorities are best served by this form of protection by the international community. The author assesses the use of international principles on rights for minorities in Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, three states with a difficult socio-economic situation and large minority populations. Two specific principles embodied in the Framework Convention are focused upon. The first, the principle of non-discrimination, is discussed with regard to the Roma minority in Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, the Muslim minority in Bulgaria, and in relation to the Benes Decrees affecting the Hungarians and German minority in Slovakia. The second principle, protection of linguistic rights, is discussed in relation to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia and Romania and to the Roma minorities. Specific to this book: • Provides a detailed examination of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which entered into force in 1998 • Looks specifically at the minorities of Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria • Of particular interest in light of the recent accession of other Eastern European countries to the European Union

Author : Marc Weller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199569983
Total Pages : 921 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Participation of Minorities written by Marc Weller and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 921 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Commentary provides the reader with a review of international standards and practice relating to the political participation of minorities. Political participation has been increasingly recognized as a foundational issue in the debate about minority rights. It is argued that minorities are more likely to feel co-ownership in the state if they have the opportunity to participate freely and effectively in all aspects of its governance, and that sustained and meaningful engagement will guard against the sense of alienation and exclusion among minorities that often emerges in ethnically divided societies. Taking as its starting point the two most important standard-setting documents in the field - the Lund Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Public Life, developed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Council of Europe's Thematic Commentary on the Issue of Political Participation of Minorities - the Commentary locates the international legal entitlement to political participation within the wider context of the right to democratic governance. It also considers effective participation in relation to the right to full and effective equality, as well as the legal entrenchment of these provisions and implementation mechanisms. Individual chapters then consider each of the principal mechanisms aimed at enhancing political participation, ranging from procedures covering minority representation in political institutions to consultative mechanisms and autonomy solutions. The Commentary draws on a team of experts, all of whom are recognized authorities in this specialized area of minority issues.

Author : Marc Weller
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9780199207626
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rights of Minorities in Europe written by Marc Weller and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2006 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rights of minorities are becoming increasingly important, especially in the context of enlargement of the European Union, yet there are remarkably few treaties dealing with minority rights under international law. One of these is the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for theProtection of National Minorities. This volume provides the first expert commentary on the Convention, which is the principal international document establishing minority rights in a legally binding way. Many minority rights such as those to political participation, non-assimilation, and the use ofnative languages are not incorporated in other major Human Rights agreements. The Convention is therefore often taken to be the leading standard in the international law of minority rights. This commentary offers a detailed article-by-article analysis of the Convention, by a group of international legal experts in minority rights. Their commentary draws upon the Convention's negotiating history and implementation practice, in addition to examining the pronouncements of the AdvisoryCommittee, which is the implementation body attached to the treaty. It offers a clear sense of the concrete meaning of the provisions of the Convention to scholars, students, and members of minority rights groups.

Author : Li Lin
Publisher : Paths International Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1844642143
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Minority Rights written by Li Lin and published by Paths International Ltd. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China's vast population contains a large number of disadvantaged or minority groups. Published in association with Social Science Academic Press (China), this unique book outlines what legal protection each minority group receives under Chinese law, together with a helpful comparative study on Chinese national and regional laws. Ground-breaking and detailed, it offers a comprehensive analysis of the various disparate aspects of minority rights protection in China, such as current anti-discrimination policy, the implementation of international standards for minority protection, and domestic legal protection for non-Chinese and ethnic minority groups. Written by leading Chinese scholars Li Lin and Li Xixia from The Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), & Lidija R. Basta Fleiner from The Institute of Federalism of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.