Scientific Articles
EU Minority Protection: A Modest Case for a Synergetic Approach
Author:
Dimitry Kochenov
University of Groningen, NL
About Dimitry
Professor of EU Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law. Many thanks Will Kymlicka and Jane Boulden for the comments on the earlier drafts. Assistance of Martijn J. van den Brink and Melania Tudoricã is kindly acknowledged.
Abstract
In a stark contrast with the dominant minority-protection literature in the EU this paper proposes a synergetic approach to minority protection in the Union, acknowledging that attempts to draw clear distinctions between different minority groups on the basis of a number of criteria can be profoundly unhelpful and is able to undermine the efforts to improve the lives of Europeans belonging to the most vulnerable groups. Such synergetic approach provides a solid point of departure for the discussion of the problems in the area of minority protection that the EU is facing, which is the main focus of the paper. It is argued that theorizing minority protection can only result in the sound resolution of outstanding problems if unnecessary compartmentalization of the vulnerable groups is avoided.
How to Cite:
Kochenov, D., 2011. EU Minority Protection: A Modest Case for a Synergetic Approach. Amsterdam Law Forum, 3(4), pp.33–53. DOI: http://doi.org/10.37974/ALF.201
Published on
01 Sep 2011.
Peer Reviewed
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