Fit for Purpose or Faulty Design? Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice on the Legal Protection of Minorities
This paper examines whether the European Court of Justice (ECJ), even in the absence of explicit competencies, could play a role in the creation of a European Union policy promoting the protection of minorities and thus preventing their social exclusion. Comparison is made with the jurisprudence of...
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| description | This paper examines whether the European Court of Justice (ECJ), even in the absence of explicit competencies, could play a role in the creation of a European Union policy promoting the protection of minorities and thus preventing their social exclusion. Comparison is made with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) because of the cross-fertilisation between the two Courts. The author argues that there is a conspicuous absence in ECJ jurisprudence on the rights of minorities to their culture and identity, whereas the jurisprudence of the ECtHR in this regard is progressive. In contrast, the ECJ takes the fore when it comes to the protection of the linguistic rights of minorities. In conclusion, the author argues that the ECJ is not fit for purpose, but that to speak of a faulty design is taking a step too far. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51bbe75ac5d84d03acbc658a9bf050242022-12-22T04:14:36ZengEuropean Centre for Minority IssuesJournal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe1617-52472007-05-0161120Fit for Purpose or Faulty Design? Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice on the Legal Protection of MinoritiesAnneleen Van BossuytThis paper examines whether the European Court of Justice (ECJ), even in the absence of explicit competencies, could play a role in the creation of a European Union policy promoting the protection of minorities and thus preventing their social exclusion. Comparison is made with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) because of the cross-fertilisation between the two Courts. The author argues that there is a conspicuous absence in ECJ jurisprudence on the rights of minorities to their culture and identity, whereas the jurisprudence of the ECtHR in this regard is progressive. In contrast, the ECJ takes the fore when it comes to the protection of the linguistic rights of minorities. In conclusion, the author argues that the ECJ is not fit for purpose, but that to speak of a faulty design is taking a step too far.http://www.ecmi.de/fileadmin/downloads/publications/JEMIE/2007/Issue1/1-2007_van_Bossuyt.pdfMinority protectionEuropean Court of JusticeEuropean Court of Human Rightsjurisprudence |
| spellingShingle | Anneleen Van Bossuyt Fit for Purpose or Faulty Design? Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice on the Legal Protection of Minorities Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe Minority protection European Court of Justice European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence |
| title | Fit for Purpose or Faulty Design? Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice on the Legal Protection of Minorities |
| title_full | Fit for Purpose or Faulty Design? Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice on the Legal Protection of Minorities |
| title_fullStr | Fit for Purpose or Faulty Design? Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice on the Legal Protection of Minorities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fit for Purpose or Faulty Design? Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice on the Legal Protection of Minorities |
| title_short | Fit for Purpose or Faulty Design? Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice on the Legal Protection of Minorities |
| title_sort | fit for purpose or faulty design analysis of the jurisprudence of the european court of human rights and the european court of justice on the legal protection of minorities |
| topic | Minority protection European Court of Justice European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence |
| url | http://www.ecmi.de/fileadmin/downloads/publications/JEMIE/2007/Issue1/1-2007_van_Bossuyt.pdf |
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