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 Double Standards Pertaining to Minority Protection

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xiv)   (702K)
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    • Contents
    • Introduction To The New Series On Minorityand Group Rights
    • Notes On Contributors
  • Introduction (1-18)   (518K)
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    • Institutional Focus
    • Old V New Minorities And Minorities Within Minorities
    • Annexes – Selection Of International Documents
  • ‘The EU, Double Standards And Minority Protection’: A Double Redefinition And Future Prospects (19-70) by Kristin Henrard   (862K)
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    • Introduction
    • Overview
    • 1. EU And Minority Protection At First Sight: The Basics Of Minority Protection
    • 2. The Definition Of Minorities, A Nationality Requirement And The EU
    • 3. Two Additional Layers Of Alleged ‘Differential’ Standards On Minority Protection
    • 4. External Demands And Monitoring: Growing Awareness Of Minorities, Minority Rights And Minority Protection
    • 5. Minority Protection In The EU: From Indirect To Direct Protectionthrough Mainstreaming?
    • 6. Conclusion: Evaluation And Future Prospects
    • Future Potential Of Minority Protection In The EU?
    • Final Remark
  • The Framework Convention On The Protection Of National Minorities And The Law Of The European Union (71-116) by Olivier de Schutter   (883K)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Potential Role Of European Union Law In Contributing To The Implementation Of The FCNM
    • 3. The Obligation Not To Violate The Rights Of The FNCM In The Field Of Application Of European Union Law
    • 4. Conclusion
  • Are Some States And Minorities More Equal Than Others? Double Standards And The Work Of The OSCE High Commissioner On National Minorities (117-144) by Natalie Sabanadze and Vincent de Graaf   (562K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The HCNM’s Mandate
    • 3. National Minorities, Security And Double Standards
    • 4. Security Through Justice
    • 5. The Context Specific Application Of Human And Minority Rights
    • 6. The Kin-State Factor
    • 7. Conclusion
  • Reducing The Risk Of Differential Standards In Minority Protection: The Holistic Approach Of The UN Independent Expert On Minority Issues (145-162) by Anna Meijknecht   (515K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Broad Mandate
    • 3. ‘Areas Of Concern’ And ‘Strategic Objectives
    • 4. Working Methods
    • 5. Multiple Forms Of Discrimination
    • 6. Conclusions
  • The Rights Of ‘New’ Minorities: Scope And Restrictions (163-194) by Asbjørn Eide   (754K)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Purposes Of Minority Protection And Their Relevance For ‘New’ Minorities
    • 3. On The Definitional Debate
    • 4. On Social Cohesion And The ‘Old’ Vs. ‘New’ Dichotomy
    • 5. ‘Old’ And ‘New’ Minorities In General Human Rights, In The UN Declaration And In The Framework Convention
    • 6. Concluding Theses On New Minorities: Their Rights And Protection
  • Changing Paradigms In The Traditional Dichotomy Of Old And New Minorities (195-218) by Roberta Medda-Windischer   (552K)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Conceptualising A Common Approach For The Protection Of Old And New Minorities
    • 2. Definition Of Minorities: Cons And Pros
    • 3. A Common Definition For Old And New Minorities
    • 4. Defining A Common But Differentiated Protection Of Minorities
    • 5. Old And New Minorities: Still A Valid Dichotomy?
    • 6. Conclusion
  • Rationalizing The Differentiation Between ‘New’ And ‘Old’ Minorities? The Role Of The Margin Of Appreciation Doctrine In Determining The Scope Of Protection Of Minority Rights (219-242) by Yutaka Arai-Takahashi   (556K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Classification Of The Genres Of Minority Rights
    • 3. ‘Old’ And ‘New’ Minorities, And Narrow Interpretation Of ‘National Minorities’
    • 4. The Processes In Which The Margin Of Appreciation Operates In Relation To Minority Rights
    • 5. Minority Rights, Deliberative Democracy And The Margin Of Appreciation
    • 6. Cultural Identity And Value-Pluralism
    • 7. Conclusion
  • Do Vulnerable Groups Within Ethnic, Religious Or Linguistic Minorities Need Special Standards? (243-258) by Clive Baldwin   (509K)
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    • 1. The International Standards
    • 2. Specific Issues
    • 3. Headscarves In Western Europe
    • 4. Violence Against Minority Women
    • 5. Conclusion
  • Standards To Eliminate Compounded Discrimination: The Case Of The Intersectionality Of ‘Minorities Within Minorities’ Or, Why Universal Legal Standards Must Engage With The Concept Of Culture (259-296) by Tove H. Malloy   (621K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Theoretical Issues
    • 3. Normative Internationalism
    • 4. The Problems And The Paradox
    • 5. Systems Of Justice And Problems Of Justice
    • 6. Some Solutions
    • 7. Some Conclusions
  • Annexes (297-436)   (1M)
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    • Selected Documents From International Organisations Pertaining To Minority Protection
    • European Union
    • OSCE – HCNM
    • UN Independent Expert On Minority Issues (UNIEMI)
    • Treaty Bodies Recommendations
  • Index (437-440)   (457K)