Minority Rights in the 'New' Europe

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-90-411-1124-1
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 844 g

This collection of essays examines the legal regime in the post-Cold War era which has developed in response to the demands of ethnic, racial and religious groups in Europe. In essence this volume seeks to examine the`old' problem of national minorities in the `new' Europe.

The essays examine:

the response of the main institutions within Europe (i.e. the Council of Europe, OSCE and European Union)

the increasing recourse of states to bilateral arrangements

the developing content of minority rights

the challenges posed by state-building and the resolution of conflicts involving national minorities

Particular issues considered include the minorities situation in the Former Yugoslavia, the situation in Ukraine (in particular in Crimea), the position of the minority Catholic population in Northern Ireland, as well as developments in the context of autonomous regimes and power-sharing arrangements.

At the end of the book, a collection of documents, which supplement these chapters and are relevant to minority rights in the `New' Europe, can be found. Whilst the book's editors are both legal academics from the United Kingdom, the contributors' backgrounds are diverse and varied, originating from a number of different countries, with expertise in a wide variety of areas.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cumper, Peter

Wheatley, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; M. van der Stoel.
Introduction.
Introduction: In the Strongroom of Vocabulary; P. Thornberry.
Minority Rights in the `New' Europe: An Introduction; S. Wheatley, P. Cumper.
The Institutional Response of the `New' Europe. Minority Protection and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe; M.A.M. Estébanez.
Minority Rights Under the Council of Europe; G. Gilbert.
Monitoring Minority Rights under the Council of Europe's Framework Convention; G. Oberleitner.
The European Union and Minority Nations; A. Biscoe.
Bilateralism versus Regionalism in the Resolution of Minorities Problems in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Post-Soviet States; I. Pogany.
The Content of Rights in the `New' Europe. The Northern Ireland Constitution Act: Lessons for Minority Rights; B. Hadfield.
Preferential Treatment and the Rights to Equal Consideration; J. Edwards.
The Rights of Religious Minorities: The Legal Regulation of New Religious Movements; P. Cumper.
The International Status of Cultural Rights for National Minorities; W. Mannens.
The Challenges of State Building in the `New' Europe. Minority Rights, Power Sharing and the Modern Democratic State; S. Wheatley.
The Concept of Autonomy and Minority Rights in Europe; J. Rehman.
New Nations and National Minorities: Ukraine and the Question of Citizenship; W. Bowring.
The Rights of National Minorities in Ukraine; M. Antonovych.
Conflict Resolution and National Minorities. The Dayton Peace Accords: Lessons from the Past and for the Future; J. Mertus.
International Legal Order and Minority/Government Conflict; N. Basic, et al.
Minorities Rights and Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland; C. Bell.
Contributors.
Selected Documents on Minority Rights.