Minority groups and judicial discourse in international law : a comparative perspective / by Gaetano Pentassuglia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pentassuglia, Gaetano.

Series:

International studies in human rights ; v. 102.

International studies in human rights ; v. 102

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Minorities.

Discrimination--Law and legislation.

Discrimination.

International courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Set against previous stages of minority protection under international law, this book discusses the role of courts and court-like bodies – particularly in the Americas, Africa and Europe – in articulating and accommodating the interests and needs of ethno-cultural minority groups as part of the human rights discourse. Conceptually, it exposes different moments of intervention by such bodies involving the recognition of group existence or identity, the adjustment of human rights norms to accommodate the group’s perspectives, the establishment of processes designed to address the complexities resulting from competing claims, and the expansion of procedural avenues within litigation. The result is a fresh comparative – practical and theoretical – perspective on international jurisprudence as an emerging distinctive component in the complex history of the field.

Contents:

Introduction

Recognition

Elaboration

Mediation

Access to justice

Ethno-cultural diversity and international judicial discourse.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-271) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60254-3

9786612602542

90-474-3016-6

OCLC:

647892792

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004176720.i-278 DOI