The Rights of Minorities in Europe A Commentary on the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

by Weller, Marc

• ISBN13: 9780199278589
• ISBN10: 019927858X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This volume provides the first expert commentary on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which is the principal international document establishing minority rights in a legally binding way. Many minority rights such as those to political participation, non-assimilation, and the use of native languages are not incorporated in other major Human Rights agreements. The Convention is therefore often taken to be the leading standard in this area of regulation. This commentary offers a detailed article-by-article analysis of the Convention, drawing upon its negotiating history and implementation practice, in addition to examining the pronouncements of the Advisory Committee, which is the implementation body attached to the treaty.

Author Biography

Marc Weller is Director of the European Centre for Minority Issues and an Assistant Director of Studies in the Centre of International Studies at the University of Cambridge where he lectures on international law. He is a Fellow of the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law and of Hughes Hall, Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Selected Abbreviations	xiii
Notes on Contributors	xvi
Table of Cases	xxi
International Instruments, National Legislation, and Implementation Bodies	xxix
Council of Europe Official Documents on the Framework Convention	xxxvii
The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: An Introduction-Rainer Hofmann	1	(24)
The Framework Convention in Historical and Global Perspective
Asbjørn Eide	25	(24)
The Title and the Preamble
Tove H. Malloy	49	(26)
Section I	75	(64)
Article 1
Hans-Joachim Heintze	77	(20)
Article 2
Peter Hilpold	97	(10)
Article 3
Hans-Joachim Heintze	107	(32)
Section II	139	(396)
Article 4
Gudmundur Alfredsson	141	(12)
Article 5
Geoff Gilbert	153	(24)
Article 6
Geoff Gilbert	177	(16)
Article 7
Zdenka Machnyikova	193	(32)
Article 8
Zdenka Machnyikova	225	(38)
Article 9
John Packer and Sally Holt	263	(38)
Article 10
Fernand de Varennes	301	(28)
Article 11
Fernand de Varennes	329	(36)
Article 12
Patrick Thornberry	365	(30)
Article 13
Patrick Thornberry	395	(12)
Article 14
Fernand de Varennes and Patrick Thornberry	407	(22)
Article 15
Marc Weller	429	(34)
Article 16
Jennifer Jackson-Preece	463	(24)
Article 17
Jennifer Jackson-Preece	487	(20)
Article 18
Jennifer Jackson-Preece	507	(12)
Article 19
Lauri Hannikainen	519	(16)
Section III	535	(36)
Article 20
Peter Hilpold	537	(10)
Article 21
Peter Hilpold	547	(10)
Article 22
Lauri Hannikainen	557	(4)
Article 23
Peter Hilpold	561	(10)
Section IV	571	(18)
Articles 24-26
Kyriaki Topidi	573	(16)
Section V	589	(20)
Articles 27-32
Matthew Draper	591
Conclusion: The Contribution of the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities to the Development of Minority Rights
Marc Weller	609	(30)
Appendix 1 The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	639	(10)
Appendix 2 Explanatory Report to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	649	(18)
Select Bibliography	667	(8)
Index	675