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Notes on Contributors

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Introduction

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Part I Institutional Focus

'The EU, Double Standards and Minority Protection': A Double Redefinition and Future Prospects

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The Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities and the Law of the European Union / Kristin Henrard

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Are Some States and Minorities More Equal Than Others? Double Standards and the Work of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities / Olivier De Schutter

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Reducing the Risk of Differential Standards in Minority Protection: The Holistic Approach of the UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues / Vincent de Graaf, Natalie Sabanadze

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Part II Old V. New Minorities And Minorities Within Minorities / Anna Meijknecht

The Rights of 'New' Minorities: Scope and Restrictions / Anna Meijknecht

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Changing Paradigms in the Traditional Dichotomy of Old and New Minorities / Asbjørn Eide

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Rationalizing the Differentiation between 'New' and 'Old' Minorities? The Role of the Margin of Appreciation Doctrine in Determining the Scope of Protection of Minority rights / Roberta Medda-Windischer

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Do Vulnerable Groups within Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities Need Special Standards? / Yutaka Arai-Takahashi

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Standards to Eliminate Compounded Discrimination: The Case of the Intersectionality of 'Minorities within Minorities' Or, why Universal Legal Standards Must Engage with the Concept of Culture / Clive Baldwin

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Annexes / Tove H. Malloy

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Selected Documents From International Organisations Pertaining To Minority Protection / Tove H. Malloy

European Union / Tove H. Malloy

EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights, Thematic Comment no 3: The Protection of Minorities in the European Union, April 2005 / Tove H. Malloy

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Ethnic Minorities in the Labour Market: An Urgent Call for Better Social Inclusion, Report of the High Level Advisory Group of Experts on the Social Integration of Ethnic Minorities and Their Full Participation in the Labour Market, 2007 / Tove H. Malloy

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The Bolzano Declaration on the Protection of Minorities in the Enlarged European Union / Tove H. Malloy

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OSCE - HCNM / Tove H. Malloy

Presentation to HCNM 15 Anniversary The Impact of the Institution of the High Commissioner in the 15 years of its existence and the challenges ahead / Tove H. Malloy

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Keynote speech at the seminar: "European Year of Intercultural Dialogue: The Minority Agenda" / Tove H. Malloy

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Welcoming remarks at the Launch and conference of the 'Bolzano Recommendations on National Minorities in Inter-State Relations' / Tove H. Malloy

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Presentation by Knut Vollebaek at the North South Forum 2008 Dialogue and Development: Bringing Communities Together / Tove H. Malloy

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Opening Address by Knut Vollebaek to the Conference on Linguistic Rights of National Minorities: Ten Years after the Oslo Recommendations and Beyond: Linguistic Rights in the work of the HCNM: New and Old Challenges in Promoting Comprehensive Security / Tove H. Malloy

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Recommendations on Policing in Multi-Ethnic Societies: February 2006 / Tove H. Malloy

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UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues (UNIEMI) / Tove H. Malloy

The First Report of the Independent Expert on Minority Issues, with her analysis of her mandate, her planned methods of work, and areas of priority concern / Tove H. Malloy

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The 2009 Report of the Independent Expert on Minority Issues / Tove H. Malloy

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Recommendations of the 2008 Forum on Minorities Issues, on Minorities and the Right to Education / Tove H. Malloy

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Treaty Bodies Recommendations / Tove H. Malloy

CERD/C / Tove H. Malloy

General Recommendation No. 25: Gender related dimensions of racial discrimination: 20/03/2000. Gen. Rec. No. 25. (General Comments) / Tove H. Malloy

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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, General Recommendation No. 30: Discrimination Against Non Citizens: 01/10/2004. Gen. Rec. No. 30. (General Comments) / Tove H. Malloy

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CEDAW / Tove H. Malloy

General recommendation No. 26 on women migrant workers / Tove H. Malloy

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Index / Tove H. Malloy

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