Minorities, minority rights and internal self-determination /
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| Author / Creator: | Barten, Ulrike. |
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| Imprint: | Cham ; New York : Springer, c2015. |
| Description: | xiii, 295 p. : some ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10094886 |
| 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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| Item Description: | Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Southern Denmark, Odense. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 295 p. : some ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and glossary. |
| ISBN: | 9783319088754 3319088750 |
