Global Minority Rights (Hardcover)

Contents: Introduction; Part I Historical Development of Minority Rights Law: Historical background: international law moves from protection of particular groups to norms of a universal character, Patrick Thornberry; Minorities and the League of Nations in interwar Europe, Mark Mazower; The internationalization of minority rights, Will Kymlicka. Part II Conceptual Development of Minority Rights Law: The bases of minority identity, Philip Vuciri Ramaga; To bellow like a cow: women, ethnicity and the discourse of rights, Radhika Coomaraswamy; The idea of human rights as perceived in the Ottoman empire, Berdal Aral. Part III Contemporary Challenges of Minority Rights Law: The headscarf affair: the Conseil d'Etat on the role of religion and culture in French society, Elisa T. Beller; Tiptoeing through a constitutional minefield: the great Sharia controversy in Nigeria, Andrew Ubaka Iwobi; The new economic policy and interethnic relations in Malaysia, Jomo K.S. Part IV Fundamental Norms in the Protection of Minorities: Merit principles, Christopher McCrudden; Reversing discrimination, Sandra Fredman; Comprehensive examination of thematic issues relating to the elimination of racial discrimination: the concept and practice of affirmative action, Marc Bossyut. Part V Specific Rights of Minorities: The emerging right to democratic governance, Thomas M. Franck; Justice and reparations, Howard McGary Jr; Multiculturalism and minority rights: West and East, Will Kymlicka; Equality and non-discrimination: fundamental principles of minority language rights, Fernand de Varennes. Part VI Human Rights Law and Minority Rights Law: A critical evaluation of international human rights approaches to racism, Kevin Boyle and Anneliese Baldaccini; Reinforcing marginalized rights in an age of globalization: international mechanisms, non-state actors, and the struggle for peoples' rights in Africa, J. Oloka-Onyango; 'Righting', restructuring, and rejuvenating the postcolonial African state: the case for the establishment of an AU Special Commission on National Minorities, Obiora Chinedu Okafor; Minorities, poverty and the millennium development goals: assessing global issues, Gay McDougall; Name index.