"...well written and informative...likely that it will become, in future decades, an invaluable reference for historians writing on the social and legal history of the early twenty-first century." --Eric H. Limbach (Department of History, Michigan State University), H-Net Online (H-German)
1. Introduction Kristin Henrard and Robert Dunbar; Part I. Minorities-Specific Instruments, Provisions and Institutions: 2. The United Nations' International Convention on Civil and Political Rights: Article 27 and other Provisions Martin Scheinin; 3. The United Nations' Working Group on Minorities Li-Ann Thio; Postscript: The United Nations' Independent Expert on Minorities Gay McDougall; 4. The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Arie Bloed and Rianne Letschert; 5. The Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities Asbjørn Eide; 6. The Council of Europe European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Robert Dunbar; Part II. Non-Minorities-Specific Instruments, Provisions and Institutions: 7. Developments relating to Minorities in the Law on Genocide William Schabas; 8. The United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights María Amor and Martín Estébanez; 9. The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Ivan Garvalov; 10. The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child and Children belonging to Minority Groups Jaap Doek; 11. UNESCO's Convention against Discrimination in Education Fons Coomans; 12. A patchwork of 'successful' and 'missed' synergies in the jurisprudence of the ECHR Kristin Henrard; 13. The many faces of minority protection in the European Union Bruno De Witte and Enikő Horváth; 14. Developments under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights relevant to Minorities Tim Murithi; 15. Regional minority protection in the Asia-Pacific region Erik Friberg.