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Considerations on the International Reaction to the 1999 Kosovo Crisis
I. THE KOSOVO QUESTION : BETWEEN SELF-DETERMINATION AND MINORITY PROTECTION A. A QUESTION OF MINORITY ? 1. The Views of the Parties to the Conflict 2. Minority/People : Two Sides of the Same Coin ? B. INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS : NEITHER SELF-DETERMINATION, NOR MINORITY PROTECTION 1. The International Involvement in the Crisis 2. The International Response to the Crisis II. AUTONOMY, MINORITIES AND SECESSIONIST CONFLICTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW INTRODUCTION : THE SIGINIFICANCE OF AUTONOMOUS REGIMES FOR MINORIITES A. IS THERE A RIGHT TO AUTONOMY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW ? 1. Autonomy as a Form of Self-Setermination ? 2. Autonomy as a Means to Ensure Minority Protection B. INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS TOWARDS SECESSIONIST CONFLICTS IN THE OSCE AREA 1. Autonomy as a Means to Resolve Secessionist Conflicts 2. An Obligation to Negotiate ? III. THE POLITICAL WAY OUT OF THE CONFLICT : NEITHER MERE AUTONOMY, NOR FULL INDEPENDENCE A. The Rambouillet Plan 1. Political Aspects 2. Implementation System : the International Military Presence B. Kosovo Under International Protection 1. The Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) 2. The Present Status of Kosovo : a New Form of âInternationalised Territoryâ or the Path to Independence
The Others in Europe
This edited volume addresses the construction of identity classifications underlying the new forms of inclusion and exclusion that are to be found in contemporary Europe. Its scope covers practices of categorization and of resistance, both by majority groups
Diversity and equality: an ambiguous relationship; reflections on the US case law on affirmative action in higher education. EDAP papers, 4/2006
The concept of diversity has become increasingly salient in equality discourse. In the EU and in many of its member states, the term âdiversityâ is now often used in place of âequalityâ by advocates of voluntarist antidiscrimination policies. This trend echoes a phenomenon observable in the United States, where the notion of diversity has acquired a major place in discussions over affirmative action. Interestingly, the US Supreme Court has played an important role in this evolution: âpromotion of diversityâ has progressively become almost the sole justification admitted for affirmative action programmes in higher education. This paper critically explores the use of diversity argument in US legal discourse on antidiscrimination. It argues that while the notion of diversity may valuably contribute to the promotion of equal opportunities, it is not without ambiguities. A first ambiguity results from the vagueness of the term âdiversity.â Considered in the abstract, it may encompass all kind of differences and particularities. Absent further explanation, it is not self-evident that âachieving diversityâ requires a special focus on disadvantaged racial or ethnic minorities. The second ambiguity lies with the fact that the diversity argument, as constructed in the US case law, tends to justify efforts to promote the inclusion of disadvantaged groups on the basis of its utility for the dominant majority. This line of argument may obfuscate more principled justifications and makes equality discourse more vulnerable to attacks based on claims that combating discrimination is in fact not âefficientâ and thus not in the interest of the dominant majority
Between Identity Transmission and Equal Opportunities. The Multiple Dimensions of Minorities' Right to Education
The relation between minority protection and access to education raises some thorny questions: how to promote equal education while attending to minorities' special needs,whether cultural or socio-economic needs? This paper seeks to explore how international law deals with this issue. It looks at the dialectic between separate and integrated education from the perspective of both aspects of minorities' right to education: identity transmission and equal opportunities. Based on an exploration of the practice of various international bodies, the paper argues that while international human rights law does not impose a unique educational model, it does favour integrated over separate education. Yet, at the same time, it points towards a transformation of the content and modalities of the education provided in common institutions in order to respond to three types of concerns: fostering mutual knowledge and understanding between the various communities, promoting equal opportunities and allowing minorities to transmit their cultural identity
Chapitre 12. Du voile au crucifix : la jurisprudence de la Cour europĂ©enne des droits de lâhomme
Le cheminement du concept de neutralitĂ© confessionnelle de lâĂtat dans la jurisprudence de la Cour europĂ©enne des droits de lâhomme est rĂ©vĂ©lateur des interrogations et des controverses que lâinterprĂ©tation de cette notion gĂ©nĂšre dans de nombreux pays. Le terme « neutralitĂ© de lâĂtat » nâapparaĂźt nulle part dans la Convention europĂ©enne des droits de lâhomme dont cette Cour a pour mission dâassurer le respect. Conclue en 1950 dans le cadre de lâorganisation du Conseil de lâEurope, cette Conve..
LâapprĂ©hension juridique de lâidentitĂ© culturelle. Entre auto-dĂ©finition et objectivation
Comment un Etat peut-il apprĂ©hender une notion aussi complexe que lâidentitĂ©, lorsque dĂ©terminer si un individu ou un groupe prĂ©sente ou non une certaine identitĂ© ethnique, culturelle ou religieuse, est requise pour assurer la garantie de certains droits ? Peut-on dĂ©gager du droit international des droits de lâhomme des normes indiquant quels critĂšres ou quelles mĂ©thodes il est lĂ©gitime dâutiliser pour dĂ©terminer lâidentitĂ© ou lâappartenance ethnique, culturelle ou religieuse, dâun individu ? L'article examine l'Ă©volution du droit international sur ce plan et pointes les difficultĂ©s et controverses persistantes en la matiĂšre
LâEurope en quĂȘte dâĂ©galitĂ©. GenĂšse de la premiĂšre directive prohibant la discrimination raciale et ethnique
Cette contribution retrace les antécédents et l'histoire du processus d'adoption, par la Communauté européenne, de la premiÚre directive européenne prohibant la discrimination raciale et ethnique, la directive 2000/43/CE
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