Implementing the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Georgia: A Feasibility Study
Publisher: ECMI Volume: 64 pages, pdf Description: On being formally admitted to the Council of Europe in April 1999, Georgia pledged to sign and ratify both the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) and the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages within a year of its accession and to adopt a law on minorities based on the principles of Assembly Recommendation 1201 (1993). After long delays, the Georgian Parliament finally approved the FCNM at its final reading on 13 October 2005, formal ratification took place on 22 December and the Convention entered into force on 1 April 2006. Georgia is yet to sign and ratify the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages and has still not adopted a law on minorities.