On cultural rights : the equality of nations and the minority legal tradition / William Kurt Barth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barth, William Kurt.

Series:

Nijhoff eBook titles 2008

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Minorities.

Multiculturalism--Law and legislation.

Multiculturalism.

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--Canada.

Multiculturalism--Law and legislation--Canada.

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--Europe.

Multiculturalism--Law and legislation--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work addresses the question: how has the evolution of a legal regime within the United Nations and regional organisations influenced state behaviour regarding recognition of minority groups? The author assesses the implications of this regime for political theorists’ account of multiculturalism. This research bridges a gap between normative questions in political theory on multiculturalism and the international law on minorities. It does so by means of case studies of legal challenges involving two groups, namely, the Aboriginal peoples of Canada, and the Roma peoples in Europe. The author concludes by discussing the normative implications of the minority regime for helping to resolve conflicts that arise out of state treatment of minority groups.

Contents:

On cultural rights : introduction, research methodology, and literature review

History of the minority question

Minority protection in the era of human rights

The minority regime and the aboriginal peoples of Canada

Minority rights and the Roma of Europe

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-237) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-39938-1

9786612399381

90-474-3141-3

OCLC:

592756355

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004168428.i-258 DOI