Documents on Autonomy and Minority Rights

The scope of arrangements which provide for some degree of autonomy' is almost unlimited, as are the norms and means which have been adopted to protect minority rights. "Documents on Autonomy and Minority Rights offer examples of some of the unique structures which have been developed to respond to geographic, political, ethnic, linguistic, and other differences under a single sovereignty. They present a broad spectrum of domestic constitutional provisions, statutes, and political agreements, as well as a comprehensive collection of relevant international instruments. The first section includes documents adopted on a global or regional basis to set standards for the protection of minority rights and the rights of indigenous peoples. The second section includes a wide range of national documents related to minority rights and/or autonomy. The last section contains historical documents. The author has written a brief introduction to each document to give the reader unfamiliar with the situation to which a document pertains enough information to consider its context. No single text can be used as a model of autonomy, for everHannum, Hurst is the author of 'Documents on Autonomy and Minority Rights' with ISBN 9780792319771 and ISBN 079231977X.