Minorities, Minority Rights and 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,...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 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 |
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Physical Description: | XIII, 295 p. 4 illus online resource |
ISBN: | 9783319088761 |