Who Are The Minorities? The Role of the Right to Self-Identify within the European Minority Rights Framework
Publisher: ECMI Volume: 25 pages, pdf Description: The right to self-identify has been somewhat neglected in the expanding body of literature on the European minority rights framework.2 Yet this is a right of considerable importance to both individuals and groups, forming an integral part of the developing framework. This article examines the implications of both individual and collective dimensions of the right to self-identify and reappraises the key challenges to its realisation. The article argues that its status as a fundamental right remains unclear, over a quarter of a century after inclusion of the principle of self-identification in the Copenhagen Document.