Minorities, Minority Rights and Internal Self-Determination / / by Ulrike Barten

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910485019103321
• Autore: Barten Ulrike
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• ISBN: 3-319-08876-9
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2015.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Disciplina: 327; 340; 341.48
• Soggetti: Human rights; International relations; Human Rights; International Relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I: Introduction -- The international relations framework -- Classic sources on minority rights and self-determination -- Non-state actors and non-binding instruments -- Legitimacy and justice -- Legitimacy and justice of non-binding instruments -- Part II: Minority rights -- Minority, people, nation -- Understanding self-determination -- Part III: Minority rights and internal self-determination -- Putting together the pieces -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Summary.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 to peoples loses credibility. No global and general conclusion is envisaged; there are ; restrictions in place. The work is limited to the European framework and is further restricted to classic minorities. The argument is based on a legitimacy and justice approach. The analysis in this book shows that some minority rights overlap with the different dimensions of internal self-determination. In short, classic minorities in Europe have a right to internal self-determination.