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Recent Developments in Romania on the Draft Law on the Status of National Minorities: Deja Vu All Over Again?

Recent Developments in Romania on the Draft Law on the Status of National Minorities: Deja Vu All... B: NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS D. Christopher Decker * Recent Developments in Romania on the Draft Law on the Status of National Minorities: Déjà Vu All Over Again? The minorities in Romania have claimed for years the need for an act on national minorities. There were several attempts to draft such a law. ...The [Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania] Draft Bill on national minorities and autonomous communities was founded on some concepts not only too sensitive for the Romanian society but which contradicted the Romanian Constitution, such as a "territorial autonomy based on ethnic criteria", "minorities as constituent factors of the state", "minorities as entities of public law". And it is unlikely the Parliament will agree to amend the Constitution in order to adopt such a law. The other draft, issued by the Council for National Minorities, is too weak in terms of protection and meets more the interest of minority associations represented in the Council than the needs of their minorities. Renate Weber, 1 I. Introduction The area of Eastern Europe that constitutes Romania has been, and continues to be, a mosaic of ethnic, religious and linguistic groups. However, this diversity has not been looked upon favourably by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online Brill

Recent Developments in Romania on the Draft Law on the Status of National Minorities: Deja Vu All Over Again?

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
Copyright 2006 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1570-7865
eISSN
2211-6117
DOI
10.1163/22116117-90000030
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B: NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS D. Christopher Decker * Recent Developments in Romania on the Draft Law on the Status of National Minorities: Déjà Vu All Over Again? The minorities in Romania have claimed for years the need for an act on national minorities. There were several attempts to draft such a law. ...The [Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania] Draft Bill on national minorities and autonomous communities was founded on some concepts not only too sensitive for the Romanian society but which contradicted the Romanian Constitution, such as a "territorial autonomy based on ethnic criteria", "minorities as constituent factors of the state", "minorities as entities of public law". And it is unlikely the Parliament will agree to amend the Constitution in order to adopt such a law. The other draft, issued by the Council for National Minorities, is too weak in terms of protection and meets more the interest of minority associations represented in the Council than the needs of their minorities. Renate Weber, 1 I. Introduction The area of Eastern Europe that constitutes Romania has been, and continues to be, a mosaic of ethnic, religious and linguistic groups. However, this diversity has not been looked upon favourably by

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European Yearbook of Minority Issues OnlineBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2004

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