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The Framework Convention: a key tool to managing diversity through minority rights (2016)
“Today, more than ever, managing diversity intelligently and protecting fundamental rights are key to building inclusive societies and strong, resilient democracies. This commentary helps us better understand the experience of our member States in meeting this challenge, in the context of the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, and is therefore extremely welcome.”
Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Thematic commentary No. 4 - The scope of application of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PART I – INTRODUCTION
PART II – THE RIGHT TO FREE SELF-IDENTIFICATION
1. General considerations
2. Free self-identification in the context of census and other general data collection processes
PART III – APPROACHES TAKEN BY STATES PARTIES TO THE SCOPE OF APPLICATION OF THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION
1. Declarations and reservations at the time of ratification
2. Criteria applied by states parties
PART IV – CONTEXT-SPECIFIC ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE APPROACH DEVELOPED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1. Fundamental principles
2. Practice
PART V – FRAMEWORK CONVENTION RIGHTS APPLYING TO ALL PERSONS
1. Protection against discrimination – Article 6
2. Education and the media as tools for integration – Articles 6(1) and 12
PART VI – MINORITY RIGHTS WITH A BROAD SCOPE OF APPLICATION
1. Equality – Article 4
2. Culture – Article 5
3. Association and religion – Articles 7 and 8
4. Media – Article 9
5. Language – Articles 10(1), 10(3), 11(1) and 11(2)
6. Education – Articles 12(3), 14(1) and 14(3)
7. Participation – Article 15
PART VII – MINORITY RIGHTS WITH A SPECIFIC SCOPE OF APPLICATION
PART VIII – CONCLUSIONS
“Today, more than ever, managing diversity intelligently and protecting fundamental rights are key to building inclusive societies and strong, resilient democracies. This commentary helps us better understand the experience of our member States in meeting this challenge, in the context of the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, and is therefore extremely welcome.”
Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Thematic commentary No. 4 - The scope of application of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities