Minority rights in South Asia /

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Imprint:	Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang, c2011.
Description:	222 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Human rights -- South Asia. Minorities -- South Asia. Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Asia. Human rights. Minorities. Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. South Asia.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8306443

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Other authors / contributors:	Hofmann, Rainer. Caruso, Ugo.
ISBN:	3631609167 (hbk.) 9783631609163 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"This publication contains case studies on human and minority rights in the South Asian countries, including a special focus on the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and articles on different forms of National Human Rights Commission and Immigration to the UK and 'new minorities'. It is further complemented by an in-depth study on Autonomy, Kashmir and International Law. Assembling articles authored by leading scholars from both South Asia and Europe, the book will contribute to a mutual exchange of views on human and minority rights issues in South Asia. In particular, the book is aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of current developments in South Asia and, on this basis, at enhancing a constructive dialogue between representatives of the scientific community, policy-makers and civil society in Europe and their counterparts in South Asia"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Human and minority rights in Afghanistan / Gulshan Sachdeva
Bhutanese refugees : the struggle in exile / Jagatmani Acharya
Human and minority rights in Sri Lanka / Anton Piyarathane
Human and minority rights in Nepal / Som Prasad Niroula
Human and minority rights in Bangladesh / Borhan Uddin Khan & Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman
Territorial autonomy in India / Thomas Benedikter
Autonomy, Kahmir and international law / Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad
Set-up and challenges of national human rights commissions in India and Nepal / Emma Lantschner
Comprehensive security in South Asia : SAARC and the applicability of OSCE standards / Ugo Caruso
Immigration to the UK from Commonwealth countries and the issue of "New Minorities" defined by religion : between their group rights and integration / Murtaza Hassan Shaikh.

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