The chapter analyzes the importance of the Bolzano recommendations of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities for the development of the international protection of national minorities and European standards of minority protection. As so called “soft law” these recommendations establish the standards of the protection and treatment of national minorities by the states considering the contacts and relations of those minorities with their kin nations and states as well as the relations and treatment of states with their kin national minorities in neighboring countries, thereby contributing to the prevention of conflicts between those countries. The chapter can be considered a contribution to the development of the theory and standards of international protection of national minorities.
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This scientific article presents ethnic and linguistic identity and social position of minority language, using the case study of Sorbs and their language. It explores the importance and impact of the attitude of the majority environment on the language and minority identity of ethnic minorities and their members.
COBISS.SI-ID: 11914317
Linguistic diversity and pluralism are important characteristics of boarder regions where several ethnic communities live. This scholarly article present research data on linguistic pluralism, perceptions of languages and the use of languages at Slovene-Italian boarder among the students/pupils of secondary schools and offers a new and interesting insight in those themes.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2058451