| Description |
xviii, 290 p. ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Multicultural Citizenship: A More Viable Framework for Minority Rights? / Bill Bowring -- 2. The Construction and Contingency of the Minority Concept / Eric Heinze -- 3. Of Minors and Minorities / Gerladine Van Bueren -- 4. Ascertaining a Minority Linguistic Group: Ireland as a Case-Study / Niamh Nic Shuibhne -- 5. The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Some Reflections from a Scottish Gaelic Perspective / Robert Dunbar -- 6. Minority Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: Old Dilemmas, New Solutions? / Istvan Pogany -- 7. The Human Rights and Minority Rights of the Kurds / Kerim Yildiz -- 8. Ever Decreasing Circles: Affirmative Action and Special Measures under International Law / Deirdre Fottrell -- 9. Educational Rights and the Definition of Minorities / Crispin Jones -- 10. Problems in Defining Minorities / John Packer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc
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Human rights
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| Author |
Bowring, Bill
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Fottrell, Deirdre
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| LC no. |
99048138 |
| ISBN |
9041110135 (acid-free paper) |
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