عنوان

Democracy, minorities and international law /

0511584334

0521848989

9780511584336

9780521848985

b797889

Democracy, minorities and international law /

[Book]

Steven Wheatley.

Cambridge :

Cambridge University Press,

2005.

xxii, 201 pages ;

24 cm

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ;

42

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rights of minorities -- The self-determination of peoples -- Democracy.

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"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.

Minorities-- Legal status, laws, etc.

DeÌ?mocratie.

Droit des peuples aÌ disposer d'eux-meÌmes.

MinoriteÌ?s-- Droit.

Minorities-- Legal status, laws, etc.

Wheatley, Steven.

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