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International Law and the Rights of Minorities (Clarendon Paperbacks) - Softcover

Thornberry, Patrick

 
9780198258292: International Law and the Rights of Minorities (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive study of the evolution and protection of the branch of human rights which is devoted to `minorities'. This general rubric covers ethnic, religious, racial, and cultural minorities. The general area of `minority rights', sometimes grouped with the emerging study of `rights of peoples' is talked of as the new generation of human rights which will expand enormously over the coming years.

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Review

He has produced a book which is certain to endure as an authoritative treatment of the subject. Thornberry has performed the subject of minority rights the service of serious, comprehensive and balanced treatment. Researchers in the field, interested observers, and members of minorities themselves, will long remain in his debt. (Cambridge Law Journal)

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