Language, Ethnic Conflicts and International Law/Jezik, etnicni konflikti in mednarodno pravo

Most of the world's contemporary conflicts can be described as ethnic conflicts. Though the contexts and players are always different, and the factors involved can be as numerous and diverse as the countries where these conflicts occur, there remains nevertheless an overall pattern which is dis...

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Published in:Razprave in gradivo - Institut za narodnostna vprasanja (1990) 2011-09 (65), p.8
Main Author: de Varennes, Fernand
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Human rights
International law
Minority & ethnic violence
Native languages
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Summary:Most of the world's contemporary conflicts can be described as ethnic conflicts. Though the contexts and players are always different, and the factors involved can be as numerous and diverse as the countries where these conflicts occur, there remains nevertheless an overall pattern which is discernible: most of these conflicts involve minorities, and most of these minorities have grievances against state authorities in the lead-up to the eruption of violence. After considering a number of conflicts in Asia and other parts of the world, this article considers whether it is possible to view these grievances as having a valid basis from the point of view of international law, and more ambitiously, what lessons may be extracted from such an understanding of the underlying causes of ethnic conflicts. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0354-0286