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" The rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minority groups and their members in modern international law "
Thornberry, PatrickThornberry, Patrick

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	834307
Doc. No	:	TLets376303
Main Entry	:	Keele University
Title & Author	:	The rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minority groups and their members in modern international law\ Thornberry, PatrickThornberry, Patrick
College	:	Keele University
Date	:	1986
Degree	:	Thesis (Ph.D.)
student score	:	1986
Abstract	:	The thesis concerns itself with the fundamental rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic groups in contemporary international law. The rights outlined are to be found in multilateral treaties and general or customary international law. The first right identified is the right to existence which is principally associated with the Genocide Convention 1948. The second right outlined is the right of individuals belonging to minorities to an identity in cultural, religious and linguistic terms. This right is found in treaties rather than general customary law. The principal vehicle for the right to identity is Article 27 of the United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The relationship between this right and the right of individuals not to be discriminated against on grounds of race, language or religion is a major focus of the text. The rights of indigenous and tribal populations are also discussed: in addition to being in most cases minorities in their States, these populations have been the subject of specific action mainly in the International Labour Organisation. They are therefore entitled to all the rights of minorities as well as those rights specifically drawn up in their favour. The thesis commences with an outline of the legal and philosophical problems raised by the existence of minorities and indigenous populations and discusses the history of the protection of minority groups by international law, culminating in the League of Nations regime for their protection. A consistent theme running through the work is the relationship between individual and collective rights in international law and the conclusion of the work attempts to characterise international law in this respect, and to forecast the direction which the law will take in the future.
Added Entry	:	Keele University