Justifications of minority protection in international law / / Athanasia Spiliopoulou Åkermark.

• Superior document: International Studies in Human Rights ; 50
• VerfasserIn: Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Athanasia,
• Place / Publishing House: London, England ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Kluwer Law International,, [1996]; ©1996
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Human Rights ; 50.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This volume examines minority protection in international law. Its task is twofold: to examine existing methods of minority protection, and to analyse the underlying justifications of minority protection as reflected in international legal standards and discourse. Part I outlines the theoretical framework; Part II addresses minority protection and its justifications in the League of Nations, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the United Nations. Finally, the author argues that it is possible to develop a working holistic approach to minority protection combining protection of peace, human dignity and culture.

Table of Contents

Part I. 1. Defining the Problem -- 2. Rights and Protection -- 3. Justification in International Law -- 4. The Three Justifications of Minority Protection -- 5. Defining the Minority. Part II -- 6. Minority Protection by the League of Nations -- 7. Minority Protection by the United Nations -- 8. Minority Protection by the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe -- 9. Minority Protection by the Council of Europe -- 10. Summary and Concluding Remarks.