Ulrike Barten

Minorities, Minority Rights and Internal Self-Determination

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 86352298, 978-3-319-08875-4
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9783319088754
• ISBN-10: 3319088750
• Artikelnr.: 41022635

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction.- The international relations framework.- Classic sources on minority rights and self-determination.- Non-state actors and non-binding instruments.- Legitimacy and justice.- Legitimacy and justice of non-binding instruments.- Part II: Minority rights.- Minority, people, nation.- Understanding self-determination.- Part III: Minority rights and internal self-determination.- Putting together the pieces.- Part IV: Conclusion.- Summary.

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Part I: Introduction.- The international relations framework.- Classic sources on minority rights and self-determination.- Non-state actors and non-binding instruments.- Legitimacy and justice.- Legitimacy and justice of non-binding instruments.- Part II: Minority rights.- Minority, people, nation.- Understanding self-determination.- Part III: Minority rights and internal self-determination.- Putting together the pieces.- Part IV: Conclusion.- Summary.