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Old and new minorities ::reconciling diversity and cohesion : a human rights model for minority integration /
No full textIdentities and politics in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum: the Polish and Pakistani experience
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The contribution of the European Court of Human Rights to contemporary religious-related dilemmas
No full textThere have been an increasing number of applications before the European Court of Human Rights concerning religious diversity, indicating the growing importance of this topic in the European arena. Often criticised for being arbitrary and unpredictable, Roberta Medda-Windischer argues that the Courts approach to religion is pragmatic, but it must strengthen the role of the state as a promoter of tolerance
The Nexus between Old and New Minorities
No full textMeddaWindischerIn international law, minority rights instruments have been traditionally conceived for, and applied to, old minority groups with the exclusion of new minority groups originating from migration. This blog argues that the extension of the scope of application of legal instruments of minority protection, such as the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM), is conceptually meaningful and beneficial to the integration of new minorities stemming from migration
Migration in Sub-State Territories with Historical-Linguistic Minorities: Main Challenges and New Perspectives
No full textMigration is an important reality for many sub-national autonomous territories where traditional-historical groups (so-called ‘old minorities’) live such as Flanders, Catalonia, South Tyrol, Scotland, Basque Country, and Quebec. Some of these territories have attracted migrants for decades, while others have only recently experienced significant migration inflow. The presence of old minorities brings complexities to the management of migration issues. Indeed, it is acknowledged that the relationship between ‘old’ communities and the ‘new’ minority groups originating from migration (so-called ‘new minorities’) can be rather complicated. On the one hand, interests and needs of historical groups can be in contrast with those of the migrant population. On the other hand, the presence of new minorities can interfere with the relationship between the old minorities and the majority groups at the state level and also with the relationship between old minorities and the central state as well as with the policies enacted to protect the diversity of traditional groups and the way old minorities understand and define themselves. The present lecture analyses whether it is possible to reconcile the claims of historical minorities and of new groups originating from migration and whether policies that accommodate traditional minorities and migrants are allies in the pursuit of a pluralist and tolerant society
The Contribution of the European Court of Human Rights to the Accommodation of Contemporary Religious Diversity: the French experience
No full textThe present article analyzes how main issues and dilemmas that religious minorities and groups pose and face in contemporary societies in which, in the terms of the European Court of Human Rights, several religions coexist within one and the same population, have been or may be addressed through the lens of the European Convention on Human Rights.El presente artículo analiza el modo en el que se han abordado o pueden abordarse, desde la óptica de la Convención Europea de Derechos Humanos, los principales problemas y dilemas que plantean y ante los que se encuentran las minorías y grupos religiosos en las sociedades contemporáneas en las que, en términos del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos, varias religiones coexisten en el seno de una misma población
The interrelationship between independence movements and migration within the framework of the alleged dichotomy between old and new minorities
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