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Minority Rights in Europe

European Minorities and Languages
  • Edited by: Snezana Trifunovska, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, The Netherlands
  • Edited by: Fernand de Varennes
  • Fernand de Varennes, Dónall Ó Riagáin, Marcia Rooker, Floris van Laanen, Giovanni Poggeschi, Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Cecilia Thompson, Snezana Trifunovska, Gabriel von Toggenburg, Edwin Bakker, John Packer, Ole Espersen, Hanne Fugl, Max van der Stoel
  • 606 pages
    123.0097890670412700GB£
  • £123.00
The possibility to communicate and to be educated in one's own language is one of the most crucial aspects of a person's and a group's identity. This book deals with minority languages in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) area in a systematic way. It provides information which facilitates discussion in scientific, governmental and non-governmental circles dealing with both human rights protection and security issues and assists in finding solutions to particular situations concerning minority languages. In the first part contributors subject a number of questions concerning the linguistic rights of minorities to scientific scrutiny. The second part deals with activities and developments within major international organizations and the third part provides a survey of relevant national legislation and documents. A valuable source of reference and an indispensable tool in the development of rules and policies which protect the linguistic rights of persons belonging to minorities.
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