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Starting with the illustration of the international "anchoring" and the legal framework of the South Tyrolean Autonomy model, this book offers insights on the evolution of the institutions of self-government and minority protection through power-sharing and analyses which lessons can be learned for other situations.

Whether federalism and subnational constitutions contribute to or undermine minority rights has long been a subject of controversy. Within the United States, the general view has been that federalism has been detrimental to minority rights. In contrast, other countries have seen federalism as crucial in safeguarding rights of ethnic and religious minorities. This volume provides the basis for a more nuanced assessment of the contributions of federalism and subnational constitutions to protecting minority rights by studying their impact in a variety of federal systems. This work explores both...