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Collective Rights and the Cultural Identity of the Roma: A Case Study of Italy (Studies in International Minority and Group Rights, 3) - Hardcover

Book 17 of 19: Studies in International Minority and Group Rights

Tavani, Claudia

 
9789004202610: Collective Rights and the Cultural Identity of the Roma: A Case Study of Italy (Studies in International Minority and Group Rights, 3)

Synopsis

Is the use of mechanisms that only focus on the protection of individual human rights sufficient to protect the cultural identity of minorities? Much more can be achieved by adopting a system that applies the principles of equality and non-discrimination, and encompasses the recognition of a collective right to cultural identity. Culture and cultural identity are indeed important for the identification of groups and ethnicity. But are the Roma an ethnic group? Are they a minority? In answering these questions, Italy is used as a case study to illustrate the limits of non-discrimination provisions and the need to recognise the collective right to cultural identity.

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About the Author

Claudia Tavani, Ph.D. (2010) in Law, University of Essex, cooperates with various non-governmental organisations and universities, including the University of Cagliari. Her research interests are cultural rights, cultural identity, protection of minorities, non-discrimination, collective rights and human rights in general.

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