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1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages) : illustrations |
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Preface; Glossary; Contents; Part I: The Framework; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Research Question and Approach; 1.2 Framework; 1.3 Terminology; 1.4 Structure; References; Books and Articles; Online Sources; Chapter 2: The International Relations Framework; 2.1 Liberalism; 2.2 Regimes, Governance and Institutions; Conclusion; References; Books and Articles; Primary Source; Chapter 3: Classic Sources on Minority Rights and Self-Determination; 3.1 Treaties; 3.1.1 Minority Rights in Treaties; 3.1.2 Self-Determination in Treaties; 3.1.3 Intermediate Conclusion; 3.2 Customary International Law |
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3.2.1 Classic Customary International Law3.2.2 Modern Customary International Law; 3.2.3 Intermediate Conclusion; 3.3 Other Sources of International Law; Conclusion; References; Books and Articles; Official Materials; Primary Sources; Chapter 4: Non-State Actors and Non-Binding Instruments; 4.1 International Governmental Organizations as Non-State Actors; 4.1.1 Taking International Governmental Organizations Seriously; 4.1.2 Criteria for International Organizations; 4.1.3 Overview of International Governmental Organizations; 4.2 Non-Binding Instruments |
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4.2.1 Non-Binding Instruments Under Classic International Law4.2.2 Inefficient Treaty Law; 4.2.3 Criteria for Non-Binding Instruments; 4.2.4 Overview of Non-Binding Instruments; Conclusion; References; Books and Articles; Official Materials; Primary Sources; Chapter 5: Legitimacy and Justice; 5.1 Legal Positivism and Sources Doctrine; 5.2 Legitimacy; 5.3 Justice; 5.4 The Original Position, Minorities and Self-Determination; Conclusion; References; Books and Articles; Online Sources; Primary Sources; Chapter 6: Legitimacy and Justice of Non-Binding Instruments |
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6.1 Summary of the Criteria of Legitimacy and Justice6.2 The UN Minority Declaration; 6.2.1 Legitimacy of the UN Minority Declaration; 6.2.2 Justice of the UN Minority Declaration; 6.3 The Copenhagen Document; 6.3.1 Legitimacy of the Copenhagen Document; 6.3.2 Justice of the Copenhagen Document; 6.4 Resolution 1541; 6.4.1 Legitimacy of Resolution 1541; 6.4.2 Justice of Resolution 1541; 6.5 The Friendly Relations Declaration; 6.5.1 Legitimacy of the Friendly Relations Declaration; 6.5.2 Justice of the Friendly Relations Declaration; Conclusion; References; Books and Articles; Online Sources |
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Official MaterialsPrimary Sources; Part II: Key Concepts; Chapter 7: Minority Rights; 7.1 A History of Minority Rights; 7.1.1 The Beginnings of Minority Protection in Europe; 7.1.2 Post World War I: The Minority Treaties; 7.1.3 Minority Protection in the League of Nations; 7.1.4 Intermediate Conclusion; 7.2 The Concept of Minority Rights; 7.2.1 The Collective Dimension; 7.2.2 Equality and Non-Discrimination; 7.2.3 Minority Rights as Additional Rights; 7.3 Further Characteristics and Challenges of Minority Rights; 7.4 On the Necessity of Minority Rights; Conclusion; References |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 6, 2014) |
| Subject |
Self-determination, National.
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Sovereignty.
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sovereignty.
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International relations.
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Human rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Self-determination, National
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Sovereignty
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Minorities.
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Self-determination.
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Non-State entities.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783319088761 |
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3319088769 |
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3319088750 |
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9783319088754 |
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