Minorities, Minority Rights and Internal Self-Determination
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Beschreibung
The book questions the classic idea of self-determination – the right to self-determination is a right of peoples, not of minorities – by examining the content of the right to self-determination and the content of minority rights. Self-determination has four dimensions: the political, the economic, the social and the cultural dimensions. Minorities have minority rights that touch on most aspects of life as a member of a minority. If there is an overlap between minority rights and the different dimensions of self-determination, the concept that the right to self-determination is only applicable to peoples loses credibility. No global and general conclusion is envisaged; there are restrictions in place. The work is limited to the European framework and is further restricted to classic minorities. The argument is based on a legitimacy and justice approach. The analysis in this book shows that some minority rights overlap with the different dimensions of internal self-determination. In short, classic minorities in Europe have a right to internal self-determination.
The book questions the classic idea of self-determination – the right to self-determination is a right of peoples, not of minorities – by examining the content of the right to self-determination and the content of minority rights. Self-determination has four dimensions: the political, the economic, the social and the cultural dimensions. Minorities have minority rights that touch on most aspects of life as a member of a minority. If there is an overlap between minority rights and the different dimensions of self-determination, the concept that the right to self-determination is only applicable to peoples loses credibility. No global and general conclusion is envisaged; there are restrictions in place. The work is limited to the European framework and is further restricted to classic minorities. The argument is based on a legitimacy and justice approach. The analysis in this book shows that some minority rights overlap with the different dimensions of internal self-determination. In short, classic minorities in Europe have a right to internal self-determination.
Applies the theory of fairness and justice to concrete legal provisions Goes beyond the usual accounts of minority rights and self-determination and their lack of connection; the book offers a way out of the deadlock minorities and states find themselves in regarding self-determination Setting the legal analysis in a political-science context makes the book valuable reading for both lawyers and political scientists
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Ulrike Barten
Themen in »Minorities, Minority Rights and Internal Self-Determination«
CSCE Copenhagen Document Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities High Commissioner on National Minorities Human rights Internal self-determination Minorities Minority rights National Minorities Self-determination UN Minority Declaration