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Protection of the Roma Minority Under International and European Law
By (author)
Aniko Szalai
Genres:
Human rights, International law
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Protection of the Roma Minority under International and European Law is a comprehensive coverage of all international legal aspects relating to the protection of Europe's biggest minority group, the Roma. This book combines a practical approach with in-depth analysis, based on the most up-to-date international documents and more than 160 international and national cases. A unique comparison is made with respect to the similarities of indigenous peoples and the Roma. Issues of indigenous peoples are highly featured in the work of the United Nations, and as such the possibility of extending this protection to the Roma - besides Article 27 of the ICCPR - is analysed. At the European level, the author covers the relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice, as well as that of the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the European Committee of Social Rights, and the EU. Besides material law, the book also guides the reader in procedural aspects by advising on which forum to choose for a Roma-related discrimination case. New & Used
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LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR EUROPE’S LARGEST MINORITY EXAMINED IN SUBSTANTIAL DEPTH AND DETAIL
An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers
This treatise on legal protections for the Roma minority in Europe written by a Hungarian academic has a special resonance at the moment in view of the relatively sudden phenomenon of the mass migration into Europe of hundreds of thousands of refugees mainly from Syria in the summer of 2015. So sudden is it that most European countries have been largely unprepared.
Whether or not immigrant groups (whether large or not) quite fit the definition of cultural minorities all that neatly, this book -- a recent publication from Eleven International Publishing – will certainly provide useful and relevant information and guidance for policy makers at all levels of government, as well as human rights lawyers grappling with the emerging social economic and legal issues engendered by Europe’s current migrant crisis.
With respect to the Roma, (or what we sometimes may refer to as “Gypsy” minorities), however, as well as other indigenous people in other parts of the world, this book makes clear and powerful statements and assembles equally powerful arguments regarding the necessity of protecting them and outlining the means by which such protection might be achieved.
‘Generally, minority rights are regarded as human rights, says the excellent and experienced author, Dr Aniko Szalai, ‘and thus the prime duty-bearer of minority rights is the state in which the minority lives.’… which is generally dominated by the majority.’ ‘This does not mean,’ she adds, ‘that international law and international organisations have nothing to say about the topic.’
We are reminded here that protection of minorities worldwide is related to the work and legislation of the United Nations – a point amply substantiated throughout this thesis. To cite only one example, note the aim of the Millennium Declaration of implementing ‘the principles and practices of democracy and respect for human rights, including minority rights.’
It is also is pointed out – to cite another example -- that the 2005 Word Summit Outcome reaffirmed the importance of minority rights protection, which stated in part that ‘the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities contribute to political and social stability and peace and enrich the cultural diversity and heritage of society.’
These of course are laudable expressions of the ideal, which unfortunately remains difficult to put into practice or to consistently reinforce. Szalai tackles this problem quite robustly in some considerable detail, covering case law and suggesting ways and means (including procedural aspects) by which such difficulties might be addressed.
From human rights lawyers and academics to politicians, journalists and other researchers, anyone interested in the many issues surrounding the rights of minorities as well as migrants, will be interested in acquiring a copy of this important book.
The publication date is 2015.
An appreciation
This treatise on legal protections for the Roma minority in Europe written by a Hungarian academic has a special resonance at the moment in view of the relatively sudden phenomenon of the mass migration into Europe of hundreds of thousands of refugees mainly from Syria in the summer of 2015. So sudden is it that most European countries have been largely unprepared.
Whether or not immigrant groups (whether large or not) quite fit the definition of cultural minorities all that neatly, this book -- a recent publication from Eleven Internationa
With respect to the Roma, (or what we sometimes may refer to as “Gypsy” minorities),
‘Generally, minority rights are regarded as human rights, says the excellent and experienced author, Dr Aniko Szalai, ‘and thus the prime duty-bearer of minority rights is the state in which the minority lives.’… which is generally dominated by the majority.’ ‘This does not mean,’ she adds, ‘that internationa
We are reminded here that protection of minorities worldwide is related to the work and legislation of the United Nations – a point amply substantiate
It is also is pointed out – to cite another example -- that the 2005 Word Summit Outcome reaffirmed the importance of minority rights protection, which stated in part that ‘the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities contribute to political and social stability and peace and enrich the cultural diversity and heritage of society.’
These of course are laudable expressions of the ideal, which unfortunatel
From human rights lawyers and academics to politicians,
The publication date is 2015.