Minority groups and judicial discourse in international law : a comparative perspective / / by Gaetano Pentassuglia.

Set against previous stages of minority protection under international law, this book discusses the role of courts and court-like bodies – particularly in the Americas, Africa and Europe – in articulating and accommodating the interests and needs of ethno-cultural minority groups as part of the huma...

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Superior document:International studies in human rights ; v. 102
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Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:International studies in human rights ; v. 102.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Summary:Set against previous stages of minority protection under international law, this book discusses the role of courts and court-like bodies – particularly in the Americas, Africa and Europe – in articulating and accommodating the interests and needs of ethno-cultural minority groups as part of the human rights discourse. Conceptually, it exposes different moments of intervention by such bodies involving the recognition of group existence or identity, the adjustment of human rights norms to accommodate the group’s perspectives, the establishment of processes designed to address the complexities resulting from competing claims, and the expansion of procedural avenues within litigation. The result is a fresh comparative – practical and theoretical – perspective on international jurisprudence as an emerging distinctive component in the complex history of the field.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-271) and index.
ISBN:1282602543
9786612602542
9047430166
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Gaetano Pentassuglia.