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From paper to practice: The Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities Stefan Troebst The Council of Europe was recently portrayed by Andr6 Liebich as 'Janus at Strasbourg': while demanding high standards in the field of human and minority rights from the new members and applicants in Eastern Europe and the CIS, the same standards are required from longstanding member States in Western Europe.' This situation leads to political conflict within the Council, particularly concerning sensitive issues such as centralism vs. regionalism respectively nationalism vs. ethnicity. The most important Council of Europe document so far in this regard is the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Opened for signature on 1 February 1995 and ratified by 12 of the 40 member states of the Council of Europe, this convention entered into force on 1 February 1998. By December 1998, the number of signatories was 37, that of ratifications 23 plus one by the non-member State Armenia. This convention is a result of the changes triggered off by the events of 1989 in Eastern Europe and peaking in 1990 when the CSCE adopted its Copenhagen Document. Here, the participating States of the CSCE
Helsinki Monitor (in 2008 continued as Security and Human Rights) – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1999
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