AUTONOMIA NON TERITORIALĂ: „A FI SAU A NU FI”
THE NON-TERRITORIAL AUTONOMY: “TO BE OR NOT TO BE”

Summary/Abstract: The non-territorial autonomy is an instrument to manage the ethnical and religious diversity for cases when the minority communities are not found in a compact space. This alternative approach is experienced in liberal democracies, the purpose being a better application of the European framework for the protection of the minorities, as well as the prevention or solving of the territorial conflicts. The main question of this study refers to the legitimacy and necessity of this instrument under the circumstances of the local autonomy. The argument of the necessity and legitimacy is developed starting from the analysis and synthesis of the theories concerning the ethnicity and local autonomy. The conclusion of the study is that the institution of the local autonomy offers sufficient possibilities of protection for the minorities, whereas for the existence of a different instrument, like that of the non-territorial autonomy, it is necessary to clarify its normative contents.

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