International norms and standards for the protection of national minorities : : bilateral and multilateral texts with commentary / / by Björn Arp.

• Author: Arp, Björn.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2008.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff eBook titles 2008
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

A broad network of bilateral treaties for the protection of national minorities has been set up during the past fifteen years. They complement and further develop the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and other multilateral instruments. Some texts are genuine international treaties, while others are non-binding political documents. The present book brings all these texts together in a reliable English translation, which offers practitioners and researchers easy access to and supplies knowledge on the present state of development of the conventional and customary sources of law in this field. The introductory study helps further understanding of the legal character of the texts and explains how to work with these often complex and interrelated sources of law.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Chapter I. International Norms and Standards for the Protection of National Minorities: Special Focus on Bilateral Treaties -- Chapter II. Treaties and Conventions from the Inter-war Period Which Still Have Normative Effects -- Chapter III. The Contemporary Multilateral Protection of National Minorities -- Chapter IV. The Contemporary Bilateral Protection of National Minorities -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Analytical Index.