Bibliograph

Democracy, minorities and international law, Steven Wheatley

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Democracy, minorities and international law, Steven Wheatley

Language

eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Democracy, minorities and international law

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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Steven Wheatley

Series statement

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law, 42

Summary

This work explores the contribution that international law may make to the resolution of culture 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 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

Table Of Contents

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

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Democracy, Minorities & International Law

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