CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Fuqi, Borana |
|---|---|
| Title | Political Rights Of Minorities In Albania, Bosnia And Herzegovina And Kosovo A Comparative Analysis With Eu Law |
| Summary | The lack of sufficient legal protection for minorities affects the stability and democracy of a country. Meanwhile, at the regional level, it represents a probable reason to incite conflict with neighboring states, from where minorities originate of. Minority rights are one of the issues concerning transition countries like Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. This thesis aims to evaluate how Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo comply with the European Union law for minority shielding, particularly political rights. Afterwards, I compare the three countries’ legal framework. Providing these comparisons helped me identify the shortcomings of the laws, which is the first step towards improvement. Seeking to ensure minorities equal political participation and representation, which brings the region one step closer to muchneeded stability is the substantial purpose of this thesis. The nucleus of this study embodies a comparison of mainly constitutional provisions and related legislative acts, by limiting itself to the ‘black letter' legal analysis, and not their implementation. In conclusion, this study finds that all three countries, to different extents, should provide a better legal framework to secure political rights of minorities in order to fully comply with European standards. |
| Supervisor | Granger, Marie-Pierre F. |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/fuqi_borana.pdf |
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