The EU as a Promoter of Minority Rights?

2009 ◽  
pp. 25-51
Keyword(s):  
Minority Rights ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals What Happened to Transitional Justice in Croatia After the EU Accession?

Politologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-51
Author(s):  
Lina Strupinskienė ◽  
Simona Vaškevičiūtė
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
International Pressure ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
The Eu

This paper proposes to see Croatia’s becoming a member state of the European Union in 2013 as a particular critical juncture that created uncertainty over the type of decisions the government would take in the field of transitional justice once international pressure had stopped. It compares the period before and after the accession by looking into the three elements of transitional justice policy that were given priority by the EU conditionality framework – fighting impunity for war crimes, fostering reconciliation and respect for and protection of minority rights. It finds that all three have deteriorated in the post-accession period. On the one hand, the findings illustrate the power of international pressure, but on the other hand, they question the overall effectiveness of the conditionality policy, as it seems to not have affected deeper societal issues at stake and has not resulted in true transformation.

International Developments 2016: Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, Including Education and the Media, in the Context of European Minorities and from the Perspective of International Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 51-89
Author(s):  
Mariya Riekkinen
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Scope Of Application ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Eu

From the perspective of the rights of minorities in Europe, this section overviews international developments concerning economic and socio-cultural entitlements, including those related to education and the media. It is thematically structured around two clusters related to the minority rights: (a) cultural activities and facilities, including the media; and (b) economic and social life, including education, which are covered by the provisions of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages (ETS. No. 148). This review starts with an analysis of the 2016 developments at the UN level, and continues with an overview of advancements at the levels of the OSCE, the EU, and the Council of Europe. The adoption of the Thematic Commentary No. 4 “The Scope of Application of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities” by the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ACFC) is among the most important highlights.

The Weaknesses in the Minority Rights Protection Framework within the European Regional Human Rights System

De Jure ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Sanka ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Regional Systems ◽  
European System ◽  
European Regional ◽  
The Eu

Much of the discourse on minority rights protection under international law is focused on the UN system, notably article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Declaration on the Rights of National or Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities. In such discourse, the regional systems, especially the more comprehensive and progressive European system, are not appraised as often as they should be. The author of this paper focuses therefore on the minority rights protection regime within the European Union. And in doing so, he gives an overview of the legal instruments and mechanisms dedicated to the protection of minority rights within the EU, analyzes the loopholes of this system and makes critical conclusions on the suitability of this system to the concerns minority groups face.

The EU and Minority Rights in Turkey

2009 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
SULE TOKTAS ◽  
BULENT ARAS
Keyword(s):  
Minority Rights ◽  
The Eu

The Right of the Minorities to Participate in the Public Life on Local Level: The Case of Republic of Macedonia in the Framework of the EU Policy of ‘Regional Approach’

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-895
Author(s):  
Melina Grizo ◽  
Jovan Ananiev ◽  
Zaneta Poposka
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
The Body ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Regional Approach ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
The Eu

The paper aims to contribute to the clarification of several aspects of the minorities’ right to participate in public life on local level. It considers the following elements: analysis of the Macedonian legal and constitutional framework; analysis of relevant provision of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Union’s treatment of the issue in the framework of its foreign policy of ‘Regional Approach’ (1996-1999). The analysis relies on two comparisons. Firstly, it contrasts the content of the EU conditionality in the field of minority rights developed during the 1990’s in the framework of the eastern enlargement with the content of conditionality in the same field developed in the framework of the ‘Regional Approach’. Secondly, the study encompasses a brief comparison with the later development of the relevant standards within the framework of the subsequently developed EU enlargement policy of Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP). Considering that the EU relies on the standards developed in the system of Council of Europe in the field of minority rights, the analysis in particular attempts to contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of this ‘’borrowing’’, during which the Council and the Commission rely on certain aspects of the body of rules of the Council of Europe, while omitting others.

Quiet Diplomacy, the European Union and Conflict Prevention: Learning from the HCNM on Issues of Social Cohesion

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Johns
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
The Other ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Minority Protection ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The Eu

This article examines the issue of social cohesion inside the European Union (EU). While the organisation is currently experiencing an economic crisis the article argues that issues surrounding minority rights are deeper and more troubling. Within the EU’s current and prospective borders there remain issues surrounding national minorities, traditional migrants and intra-EU migrants. The intra-EU migrants are of particular interest in that they bridge the gap between the other two groups as they are migrants – with EU protected rights. This article argues that the EU itself must become involved in the maintenance of social cohesion. It recommends the use of quiet diplomacy, best illustrated by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe High Commissioner on National Minorities. After an examination of the use of quiet diplomacy by the various High Commissioners the article outlines the issues of social cohesion facing the EU. It concludes with the recommendation that the European Commission adopt the tenets of quiet diplomacy as a means of influencing dialogue and to promote minority protection within the union.

scholarly journals Homophobia and national collective narcissism in populist Poland

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Richard C. M. Mole ◽  
Agnieszka Golec de Zavala ◽  
Mahmut Murat Ardag
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Gays And Lesbians ◽  
Shared Norms ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Opposition to sexual minority rights in Poland is among the highest in the EU. Populist political actors in the country repeatedly scapegoat gays and lesbians, presenting them as a threat to the Polish nation and its shared norms and values, particularly those derived from religion. Building upon previous research which shows how discourse constructing homosexuality as a threat to the nation has been used by social and political actors to legitimize homophobic rhetoric and behaviour, our paper shows whether nationalism—understood here as national collective narcissism—predicts prejudice towards gays and lesbians at the level of individual beliefs.

A Critical Appraisal of EU Governance for the Protection of Minority Rights

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tawhida Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
Regulatory Capacity ◽  
Modes Of Governance ◽  
Migrant Groups ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe European Union (EU) has increasing regulatory capacity and capability for minority rights protection. A combination of old and new governance measures have been useful in affording the EU that capacity. Both modes of governance impact on EU migrant groups, particularly where they are free movers of a different nationality, race or ethnic orgin to the (dominant) members of the states to which they have migrated. In addition, new governance measures also allow a degree of impact on other minority groups, such as national minorities, whether or not individuals from these groups exercise free movement rights. Together, old and new governance measures offer certain extents of 'respect' for, 'protection' of and 'promotion' of minority rights.

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