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Autonomy arrangements have gradually become more numerous, and different developments in respect of autonomy can be discerned in the fields of international and domestic law. The patterns of autonomy are quite disparate, but because various fields of law treat autonomy in different ways, it is fruitful to inquire into the applications of autonomy and to ask what autonomy as such implies. Autonomy is a multi-faceted phenomenon which on the one hand contains the issue of devolution or decentralization of law-making or other normative powers in the institutional fabric of the country without any minority protection component; on the other hand it may in addition contain an explicit minority protection component designed to offer special protection to minority groups in society. Especially in the latter sense, the issue of effective participation of a minority in the government is an important issue, and in this respect, there is a connection between autonomy and a general understanding of democracy.

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Author:   Markku Suksi
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9789041105639

ISBN 10:   9041105638
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   01 March 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface. Abbreviations. I. Introduction; M. Suksi. II. On the Legal Understanding of Autonomy; H.-J. Heinze. III. On the Ethics of Minority Protection; J. Räikkä. IV. Political Autonomy: Ambiguities and Clarifications; M. Wiberg. V. Autonomy as a Conflict-Solving Mechanism – An Overview; K.-Å. Nordquist. VI. Self-Determination and Autonomy in International Law; L. Hannikainen. VII. Images of Autonomy and Individual and Collective Rights in International Instruments on the Rights of Minorities; P. Thornberry. VIII. Indigenous Peoples and Autonomy; G. Alfredsson. IX. The Procedural Position of Autonomous Regions Before International Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Organs; A. Spiliopoulou Åkermark. X. On the Entrenchment of Autonomy; M. Suksi. XI. Regionalism and Federalism in the Italian Constitutional Experience; S. Bartole. XII. Regionalization and Autonomy in Spain: The Making of the `Estado de las Autonomías'; C.F. Juberías. XIII. Autonomy and the British Constitution; P.M. Leopold. XIV. Cultural Autonomy: Concept, Content, History and Role in the World Order; A. Eide, et al. XV. The Beneficiaries of Autonomy Arrangements – With Special Reference to Indigenous Peoples in General and the Sami in Finland in Particular; K. Myntti. XVI. Autonomy Within the OSCE: The Case of Crimea; J. Packer. XVII. Autonomy and the Council of Europe – With Special Reference to the Application of Article 3 of the First Protocol of the European Convention of Human Rights; S. Lewis-Anthony. XVIII. Autonomy and the European Union; I. Bullain. XIX. Concluding Remarks; M. Suksi. Subject Index. Table of Cases.

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'.. .this study serves as a good introduction to autonomy for everyone interested in conflict resolution and minority rights, both from an academic as well as from a more practical point of view.' Helsinki Monitor, 10:3 (1999) 'Autonomy: Applications and Implications is a rich volume that addresses many of the most important issues related to majority-minority political relations in the world today.[...] the high quality of the writing and the judicious selection of topics render this volume one of the most useful to have appeared in recent years. As both a repository of a great deal of factual information and an introduction to the major political and philosophical issues surrounding autonomy, this book deserves to be in libraries of all serious students and practitioners in the field of constitutional law, international law, and minority-majority-ethnic relations.' International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 7:3.

'.. .this study serves as a good introduction to autonomy for everyone interested in conflict resolution and minority rights, both from an academic as well as from a more practical point of view.' <br>Helsinki Monitor, 10:3 (1999) <br>'Autonomy: Applications and Implications is a rich volume that addresses many of the most important issues related to majority-minority political relations in the world today.[...] the high quality of the writing and the judicious selection of topics render this volume one of the most useful to have appeared in recent years. As both a repository of a great deal of factual information and an introduction to the major political and philosophical issues surrounding autonomy, this book deserves to be in libraries of all serious students and practitioners in the field of constitutional law, international law, and minority-majority-ethnic relations.' <br>International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 7:3.

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