Minority and Group Rights in the New Millennium

Deirdre Fottrell, Bill Bowring (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

308 Seiten

1999
Kluwer Law International (Verlag)
978-90-411-1013-8 (ISBN)

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This study examines how existing international law and human rights instruments protect minorities' rights. Essays also address debates on defining a minority, the arguments for expanding existing definitions and the legitimacy of claims by specific groups to qualify for minority status.

In the 1990s inter-ethnic conflicts threaten the stability of many states. As a result the issue of minority rights has become an urgent concern for international lawyers. Minority and Group Rights in the New Millennium examines the way in which existing international law and human rights instruments protect the rights of minorities. In addition the essays in this volume address current debates on the fundamental issue of defining a minority, the complex arguments for expanding existing definitions and the legitimacy of claims by specific groups to qualify for minority status.

Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. Multicultural Citizenship: A More Viable Framework for Minority Rights? B. Bowring.
2. The Construction and Contingency of the Minority Concept; E. Heinze.
3. Of Minors and Minorities; G. Van Bueren.
4. Ascertaining a Minority Linguistic Group: Ireland as a Case-Study; N.N. Shuibhne.
5. The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Some Reflections from a Scottish Gaelic Perspective; R. Dunbar.
6. Minority Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: Old Dilemmas, New Solutions/ I. Pogany.
7. The Human Rights and Minority Rights of the Kurds; K. Yildiz.
8. Ever Decreasing Circles: Affirmative Action and Special Measures under International Law; D. Fottrell.
9. Educational Rights and the Definition of Minorities; C. Jones.
10. Problems in Defining Minorities; J. Packer.
Contributors.
Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.1999
Verlagsort	Zuidpoolsingel
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	605 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht
ISBN-10	90-411-1013-5 / 9041110135
ISBN-13	978-90-411-1013-8 / 9789041110138
Zustand	Neuware