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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Nour, Soraya

Titel

The minority issue : law and the crisis of representation [electronic resource]

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Contributions first presented at an international conference held at the Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin, in May 10-12, 2006.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• pt. 1. Experiences of representation -- pt. 2. Denial representation : the enemy issue, totalitarianism and genocide -- pt. 3. The principles of representation : the legacy of Kant, Hegel and critical history.
• Hauptbeschreibung The interdisciplinary essays gathered in this book reconstruct the history of democracy and democratic theories from the perspective of the minority issue. How do democracies deal with their minorities? Do minorities participate in the construction of political will? By what mechanisms does social discrimination against minorities turn violent? How does it happen that minorities are considered ""enemies""? What are the normative foundations of the UN minority protection system and the establishment of an International Criminal Court for crimes committed mainly agai
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