Commentary on Article 9
Holt, Sally E. Packer, J.
Holt, Sally E.
Packer, J.
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2005
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The rights of minorities are becoming increasingly important, especially in the context of enlargement of the European Union, yet there are remarkably few treaties dealing with minority rights under international law. One of these is the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. This volume provides the first expert commentary on the Convention, 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 the international law of minority rights.
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Holt, S.E. and Packer, J. (2005). Commentary on Article 9. In: The Rights of Minorities
A Commentary on the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities . Edited by Weller, M. Oxford University Press: Oxford.
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