Conference paper

The Unfinished Construction of the Nation-State and Challegenges of Minority Policy

Dušan Janjić ; Faculty of Social Sciences (Belgrade, Serbia)

Abstract

Regional standardization and harmonization of minority rights legislation would contribute to stabilizing the countries and improving the position of minorities in the region. Standardization and harmonization of regional legislation systems should be carried out in accordance with European decisions and they should facilitate integration of the countries of farmer Yugoslavia into the EU. The author points out that this would contribute furthermore to mitigating interethnic hostilities. First step in the process is abolition of discriminatory regulations in national legislation systems. This would put the problem of "new diasporas" and "new minorities" relations, which emerged after the dissolution of farmer Yugoslavia, on foundations of cooperation. In this way, manipulation of minorities with a view to destabilizing neighbouring countries would be avoided.

Keywords

national minorities; human rights; democracy; international community

Hrčak ID:

286482

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/286482

Publication date:

30.9.2002.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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