Democracy, Minorities and International Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521848985)

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 recognizes 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.

Author: Steven Wheatley
ISBN-10: 0521848989
ISBN-13: 9780521848985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/22/2005
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.40w x 0.78d