Minority Rights Protection in International Law

The Roma of Europe
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-25662-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations

There are approximately ten million Roma in Europe, making them the continent’s largest non-territorial minority. Despite this fact, the Roma continue to experience routine discrimination and marginalization in European countries. As a result they are seldom engaged in national political activism and are frequently at the bottom of the economic and social ladder. The severity of exclusion experienced by the Roma in societies which have long paid heed to the notion of individual, universal human rights - combined with their geographical dispersal and heterogeneous nature - makes the study of the Roma highly informative. This book examines the theoretical debate concerning the most appropriate way of protecting the fundamental human rights of the Roma, which also illuminates ways in which the rights of minority groups can be protected more generally. As a result, this work will be a valuable resource for social scientists and practitioners in the field of human rights.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Nions, Helen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 The Treatment of Roma in Europe; Chapter 2 The Protection of Groups in International Human Rights Discourse; Chapter 3 The Protection of Minorities through Individual Rights; Chapter 4 Citizenship in the Czech Republic; Chapter 5 The Education of Roma and Traveller Children; Chapter 6 The Protection of Minorities in International Human Rights Law; Chapter 7 Extending Collective Rights; Chapter 8 Conclusion;

Über Autor(innen)

Helen O'Nions is Senior Lecturer in law at the University of Lincoln, UK. She has published widely on British Gypsies, immigration control and asylum policy.