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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789547303321

Autore

Ahmed Tawhida

Titolo

The impact of EU law on minority rights / / Tawhida Ahmed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Portland, OR : , : Hart Publishing, , 2011

ISBN

1-4725-6533-9

1-283-13050-5

9786613130501

1-84731-617-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Modern studies in European law

Disciplina

342.24087

Soggetti

Minorities - Civil rights - European Union countries

Minorities - Legal status, laws, etc - European Union countries

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- International standard-setting : 'minority' and 'minority rights' -- The EU : context and legal order -- The EU's legal framework : interpretative provisions and principles -- The EU's legal framework : competence provisions -- EU law and minority cultural rights -- EU law and minority linguistic rights -- EU law and the minority rights of Roma -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book provides a critical evaluation of the ways in which EU law engages with minority rights protection: at its core is an analysis of EU law and minority rights. Unlike the UN or ECHR, the EU has no competence to set standards on minority protection and this has been a point of disappointment for minority rights advocates. Indeed, this book will demonstrate that, in EU law, binding standards really only exist in the sphere of non-discrimination and are at their strongest in the field of employment. As such, binding standards within EU law affect only a small proportion of the canon of minority rights. However, the EU does have competence to promote diversity and facilitate redistribution of power and resources across the EU. According to a broad understanding of minority rights protection, acts of promotion and facilitation -alongside those of standard-setting - constitute essential underpinnings for minority protection. The EU's existing



competences do therefore play a key role in minority protection. In order to support these conclusions, the book undertakes a comprehensive examination of the impact of EU law on minority rights protection"--Bloomsbury Publishing.