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Collective minority rights and problems in their legal protection: the example of Yugoslavia*†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Tibor Varady
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Abstract

The article starts with an analysis of minority protection in Tito's Yugoslavia, and points out the merits and the shortcomings of this system. It has been suggested that after the collapse of Tito's Yugoslavia the standard was lost, and there were no more confines halting the escalation of ethnic hatred and violence. In this situation, setting new standards deserves an utmost priority. The article suggests some starting points for new standards. In doing so, an endeavour has been made to define the notion of minorities on the territories of the former Yugoslavia. The article also pleads for the recognition of collective minority rights in addition to individual human rights. Suggestions are made regarding appropriate internal and international legal mechanisms for the protection of minority rights.

Type
FOCUS—Nations, States and Human Rights
Information
European Review , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 371 - 383
Copyright
Copyright © Academia Europaea 1993

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