CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Kurtovic, Amila |
|---|---|
| Title | POLITICAL RIGHTS OF MINORITIES IN DIVIDED SOCIETIES a comparative analysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Tyrol, in Italy with particular reference to the Council of Europe legal framework |
| Summary | his thesis aims to explore international standards for protection of minorities, advocating that an effective participation of minorities in political and public life is crucial for maintenance and development of free and democratic society. The issue of political participation of minorities came to be crucial in terms of constitutional reform and further development of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is still struggling with efficient protection of minorities, even though the country ratified the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in 2000. Limitation of political participation of minorities, in some cases even their complete exclusion, includes lack of participation in the second chamber of the Parliament (House of Peoples), as well as the highest executive body of the country (collective Presidency). On the other hand, Autonomy Statute of South Tyrol in Italy provides it broad legislative powers. The central question of this paper is identifying how inclusion can be reached in divided societies through effective enjoyment of political rights of minorities. Besides, I would like to investigate what are the existing mechanisms that ensure equality in political participation of minorities in other countries i.e. Italy and if a similar model could be applied in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I will focus on previous European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case-law in order to examine whether there is a good case practice that could be implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| Supervisor | Pogany, Istvan, Professor Emeritus |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/kurtovic_amila.pdf |
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