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The United Nations Declaration on Minorities : An Academic Account on the Occasion of Its 20th Anniversary (1992-2012).

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in International Minority and Group Rights SeriesPublisher: Boston : BRILL, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (421 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004251564
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The United Nations Declaration on MinoritiesDDC classification:
  • 342.08/7
LOC classification:
  • K3242 .U558 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- The United Nations Declaration on Minorities: An Academic Account on the Occasion of its 20th Anniversary (1992-2012) -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Selected Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- PART 1: History and Relevance of the Declaration in the Work of the United Nations -- 1: Historical Background on the Declaration -- 2: Minority Rights and the United Nations -- 3: Article 27 ICCPR: A First Point of Reference -- 4: An Overview of the UN Declaration and Major Issues Involved -- 5: The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues and its Role in Promoting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities -- PART 2: Challenges and Opportunities in the Implementation of the Declaration -- 6: Participation of Minorities in Constitution Building -- 7: The Enigma of Human Rights Responsibilities: Religious Minorities and the UN Declaration on Minorities -- 8: The UN Declaration on Minorities' Vision on 'Integration' -- 9: 'New' Minorities, Integration Policies and the UN Declaration on Minorities -- PART 3: Regional Perspectives -- 10: The European Regime and the Applicability of the UN Declaration -- 11: The 1992 UN Declaration on Minorities and the African Human Rights System -- 12: The Declaration and Its Guidance: A View from South Asia -- 13: ASEAN: Background and Human Rights Mechanisms -- 14: The UN Declaration and the Organization of American States -- 15: History Is Not a Destiny: Minority Rights and Multiculturalism in the Arab World -- Appendices -- Index.
Summary: Created in order to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1992-2012), this publication aims to offer readers a comprehensive review, written by a variety of scholars in the field, of the value and impact of the standards formulated in the Declaration. In so doing, it hopes to stimulate attention for and debate around the Declaration and its principles. The regional perspectives and case studies included further enable the identification of positive initiatives and good practices as well as persistent gaps in the implementation of the standards enshrined in the Declaration.
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Intro -- The United Nations Declaration on Minorities: An Academic Account on the Occasion of its 20th Anniversary (1992-2012) -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Selected Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- PART 1: History and Relevance of the Declaration in the Work of the United Nations -- 1: Historical Background on the Declaration -- 2: Minority Rights and the United Nations -- 3: Article 27 ICCPR: A First Point of Reference -- 4: An Overview of the UN Declaration and Major Issues Involved -- 5: The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues and its Role in Promoting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities -- PART 2: Challenges and Opportunities in the Implementation of the Declaration -- 6: Participation of Minorities in Constitution Building -- 7: The Enigma of Human Rights Responsibilities: Religious Minorities and the UN Declaration on Minorities -- 8: The UN Declaration on Minorities' Vision on 'Integration' -- 9: 'New' Minorities, Integration Policies and the UN Declaration on Minorities -- PART 3: Regional Perspectives -- 10: The European Regime and the Applicability of the UN Declaration -- 11: The 1992 UN Declaration on Minorities and the African Human Rights System -- 12: The Declaration and Its Guidance: A View from South Asia -- 13: ASEAN: Background and Human Rights Mechanisms -- 14: The UN Declaration and the Organization of American States -- 15: History Is Not a Destiny: Minority Rights and Multiculturalism in the Arab World -- Appendices -- Index.

Created in order to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1992-2012), this publication aims to offer readers a comprehensive review, written by a variety of scholars in the field, of the value and impact of the standards formulated in the Declaration. In so doing, it hopes to stimulate attention for and debate around the Declaration and its principles. The regional perspectives and case studies included further enable the identification of positive initiatives and good practices as well as persistent gaps in the implementation of the standards enshrined in the Declaration.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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