Evolution and typology of the notion of "national minority" Cover Image

Evoluţia şi tipologia noţiunii de "minoritate naţională"
Evolution and typology of the notion of "national minority"

Author(s): Oleg Bontea
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Academia “Stefan cel Mare” a MAI al Republicii Moldova
Keywords: national minority; ethnic minority; linguistic minority; cultural minority; racial group; ethnic group; persons belonging to national minorities; non-discrimination; human rights;

Summary/Abstract: In this article we intend to make an analysis of the doctrinal evolution and that of the conventional regulation by international instruments of the notion of “national minority” under all its aspects of expression such as: “ethnic minority”, “linguistic minority”, ” racial group ”,“ national group ”,“ ethnic group ”, “persons belonging to national minorities ”etc. In the present article, we also set out to carry out a study on the typology of the phenomenon, its essence, as well as, and, last but not least, to evaluate the definitions of this concept, which have been delayed from being normative in international instruments, as well as at national level.

  • Issue Year: 2/2021
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 174-186
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English, Romanian