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Pentassuglia, Gaetano.

Minority groups and judicial discourse in international law : a comparative perspective / by Gaetano Pentassuglia. - Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009. - xxv, 276 p. ; 25 cm. - International studies in human rights ; v. 102 . - International studies in human rights ; v. 102. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-271) and index.

Contents
Minority protection : a story in movements;
The UN debate;
The emerging fourth movement;
Saramaka as an illustration of judicial discourse;
A note on terminology and structure;
Spaces of group identity;
Domestic courts and international law;
Indirect protection : spaces of freedom or the 'hands off approach';
Direct protection : diffusing general human rights;
Private and family life;
Property;
Education, language, participation;
Non-discrimination;
Reconciling majority and minority interests;
Involvement in the decision-making process;
(Positive) equality as a justificatory test;
Reconciling interests within the group;
Women and the group;
Dissenters and group representation;
Right to judicial protection;
Locus standi and injured party;
Continuing effects of rights violation;
Evidence;
Dimensions of judicial discourse : preliminary observations;
Courts in plural societies;
The theoretical debate;
The case of socio-economic rights;
International jurisprudence re-assessed;
Expanding on the procedural model;
Between substance and procedure;
Interpretation as cross-fertilisation;
On judicial persuasiveness;
Between universalism and justice.

ISBN: 9789004176720 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004176721 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2009015086

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.
Discrimination--Law and legislation.
International courts.

LC Class. No.: K3242 / .P455 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 341.4/853