Overview

Examining 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, these essays seek to examine the ""old"" problem of national minorities in the ""new"" Europe. They consider the response of the main institutions within Europe (the Council of Europe, OSCE and the 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 discussed include the minorities situation in the former Yugoslavia and Ukraine (in particular in Crimea), the position of the minority Catholic population in Northern Ireland, and developments in the context of autonomous regimes and power-sharing arrangements. A collection of documents which supplement these chapters and are relevant to minority rights in the ""new"" Europe is provided at the end of the book.

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Author:   Peter Cumper ,  Steven Wheatley ,  M. van der Stoel
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.844kg
ISBN:  

9789041111241

ISBN 10:   9041111247
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   01 February 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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.

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' This well-researched book sets out the present state of play within Europe, defining its boundaries as political rather than regional. [...] A thought-provoking analysis of new religious movements (or cults), their challenge to different states' legislation - up to and including European Court judgments - makes for a particularly interesting section within this edition.'<br> Helsinki Monitor, 10:2 (1999).<br>' [T]he accounts contained here comprise positivist discussions by academics and practitioners in the field and as such they exemplify the increasingly hands-on attempts being made within the European legal order and the municipal systems of individual states to protect groups as right-bearers.' <br> SCOLAG Legal Journal, December 2000.<br>' The potential reader will find these essays a very good update on the subject at its current juncture in international law and politics.' <br> Immigrants and Minorities, 2000.

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