Democracy, minorities and international law
"This work explores the contribution that international law may make to the resolution of cultural conflicts - political disputes between the members of different ethno-cultural groups - in democratic States. International law recognises that persons belonging to minorities have the right to enjoy their own culture and peoples have the right to self-determination, without detailing how these principles are to be put into effect. The emergence of democracy as a legal obligation of States permits the international community to concern itself with both the procedure and the substance of 'democratic' decisions concerning ethno-cultural groups. Democracy is not to be understood simply as majority rule. Cultural conflicts in democratic States must be resolved in a way that is either acceptable or defensible and defeasible to all citizens, including persons belonging to ethno-cultural minorities. Democracy, Minorities and International Law examines the implications of this recognition."--Jacket
xxii, 201 pages ; 24 cm
9780521848985, 9780511584336, 0521848989, 0511584334
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The rights of minorities
The self-determination of peoples
Democracy