The Weaknesses in the International Protection of Minority RightsMartinus Nijhoff Publishers, 13 avr. 2000 - 268 pages The issue of minority rights continues to occupy a sensitive position in international law. Historical as well as contemporary events show that the subject is also capable of engulfing the international community as a whole. The contention of the present study is that international law is in itself a difficult medium for providing adequate rights for minorities and for effectively safeguarding those rights. This volume analyses the weaknesses in the international protection of minority rights through a detailed examination of the practices and policies of Pakistan. Thought-provoking and original in its approach, this volume will prove to be of enormous value to international human rights lawyers and to scholars engaged in the study of minority rights in South-Asia and Pakistan. |
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RIGHTS | 10 |
Meaning of ethnicity religion and language in the context | 19 |
HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT | 31 |
The protection of minorities and international law the modern phase | 37 |
Post Second World War developments and a shift away from minority | 42 |
MINORITIES AND THE RIGHT TO PHYSICAL | 51 |
International customary law and the scope of the prohibition | 60 |
108 | 130 |
THE RIGHT TO EQUALITY AND NON | 133 |
Discrimination based on language and ethnic origin | 140 |
Ambiguity in the means of acquiring de facto equality | 153 |
MINORITIES AND THE RIGHT TO AUTONOMY | 165 |
Recent developments in international law and the movement towards | 173 |
Problems associated with the recognition and implementation | 185 |
Conclusions | 193 |
Conclusions | 75 |
THE RIGHT TO PHYSICAL EXISTENCE | 82 |
Genocide in the former East Pakistan | 88 |
Issue of the punishment of individuals involved in genocide | 95 |
MINORITIES AND THE RIGHT TO EQUALITY | 104 |
The crystallisation of the right to racial equality | 113 |
Jus cogens | 120 |
Conclusions | 127 |
MINORITIES OF PAKISTAN AND THE ISSUE | 203 |
Conclusions | 218 |
CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS | 225 |
| 233 | |
MAPS | 245 |
International Crimes Tribunal Act 1973 Bangladesh | 252 |
BangladeshIndiaPakistan Agreement on | 259 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Weaknesses in the International Protection of Minority Javaid Rehman Aucun aperçu disponible - 2000 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
acts adopted Ahmadiyyas AJIL Article 27 Assembly autonomy Baluchis Bangladesh belonging to minorities Bengalis Civil and Political Commission concerned conflict considerable constitutional crimes against humanity cultural discriminatory draft East Pakistan equality and non-discrimination established existence federal forms of Racial freedom GAOR Genocide Convention Government of Pakistan Group on Minorities Hindus Ibid ICCPR India Indigenous Populations individuals International Covenant International Criminal Court international law international legal Islam issue jurisdiction jus cogens Karachi Kuper language linguistic minorities London Martinus Nijhoff Publishers minority groups Minority Rights Group Muhajirs Muslim national or ethnic non-Muslims organisations Pakhtuns parties Peace persons belonging policies Political Rights position present principles prohibition Protection of Minorities provinces punishment Punjab Race Convention racial discrimination recognition regional relating Religious and Linguistic religious minorities Report Resolution rights of minorities self-determination Session Sindhis Special Rapporteur territory Thornberry tion treaty Tribunal United Nations University Press War Crimes