A critical analysis of how international law operates in the ideology of the postcolonial state to marginalise minority groups.

An historical analysis of how ethnicity shaped international law and why it is relevant to minorities and ethnic conflicts today.

The revival of group consciousness in Eastern European countries in the wake of the Cold War has put the protection of subnational groups high on the political

An investigation of how the claims of minority groups for greater political power through 'autonomy' and 'secession' clash with the concerns of the nation-State

This book, the first in the series of publications on minority issues, provides a critical overview of the protection of minority groups in international law. T