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Democracy, Minorities and International Law
Steven Wheatley
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Description for Democracy, Minorities and International Law
hardcover. Examines the regulation of cultural conflicts from the perspective of international law. Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: LBBS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521848985
SKU
V9780521848985
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About Steven Wheatley
Steven Wheatley is Senior Lecturer in Human Rights Law and International Law at the University of Leeds.
Reviews for Democracy, Minorities and International Law
' … the book marks a valuable contribution to the agenda of the Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law and the other titles in this series … [it] will provide a useful and informative read for many political scientists, international relations scholars and other social scientists as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in these disciplines.' The Society of ... Read more