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Minority Participation and New Constitutional Law MARK LATTIMER* 1. Introduction The last fifteen years have marked an unprecedented period of constitution-writing, concentrated in new States in Europe but including landmark constitutions in every world region. The goals of inter-community cooperation and an accommodation between the sometimes conflicting claims of different ethnic or religious groups have moreover formed a central part of the constitutional project in countries as diverse as South Africa, Fiji, Afghanistan and many States of the former Soviet bloc. Distilling the lessons learned from this experience is a major and complex task, but one which may prove invaluable for other States where a constitutional process is envisaged. In Europe and Central Asia, where some 20 new States were born after the end of the Cold War, part of this task has already begun under the auspices of institutions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe (CoE). The Lund Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Public Life, 1 promulgated by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, include specific recommendations on constitutional safeguards, but also cover a range of other measures some of which one would
International Journal on Minority and Group Rights – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2005
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