ECMI Library
The ECMI Library is an independent collection of books, journals, and grey literature of more than 3,000 items covering many aspects of minority issues. The highly specialized collection offers public access to a variety of materials in more than twenty languages on interethnic relations, language and cultural diversity issues and ethnic conflict in Europe.
The Library includes a useful reference section and a considerable number of published and unpublished reports, and is especially strong in the area of minority protection with regards to international law. The ECMI Library is also unique in that it includes an ever-growing number of annual reports of Ombudsman offices around the world, which provide insight into the human rights situation in many countries. Current periodical and newspaper subscriptions reflect the multidisciplinary nature of ECMI research, and reference services are provided both in-house and for the general public.
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| Author |
Thiele, Carmen |
|---|---|
| Title | Criterion of Citizenship for Minorities, The: the example of Estonia |
| Parallel title / Title of generic unit | |
| Subject | 1. Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Estonia--1993-. 2. Estonia. |
| Publisher | Flensburg: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Pages | 28 |
| Description | Although the criterion of citizenship is no longer a precondition for the membership of a minority at the universal international level, the European regional system considers citizenship as a necessary requirement for membership of a legally protected minority. Thus minority protection at the European level is generally a citizens' right - a view also adopted by Estonia. Since citizenship regulation is solely a matter for the domestic legislation of the state, a state is free, aside from some limited international rules, to define the circle of persons who are to be granted the nationality of the state. The Estonian legislation means that persons who have a different ethnic identity from Estonians and who are not citizens of Estonia do not receive the benefits of common minority rights. The Estonian case shows the serious consequenses of relying on the citizenship criterion for specifying national minorities. On this basis, a considerable part of the Russian-speaking population with a long-standing territorial relationship is excluded from the Estonian nationality and thus also from minority rights. A simplification of the naturalisation process and /or the renouncing of the citizenship criterion as a requirement for membership of a national minority would positively influence the process of integration of these persons into Estonian society. |
| Type | Ring Binder |
| Note | |
| Language | English |
| Series | ECMI Working Paper # 5 |
| Identifier | 14359812 |
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| Location |
ECMI Publications |
How to find the ECMI Library?
The ECMI Library is accessible to staff, students and the general public at the:
Danish Central Library (next to The Schleswig Collection)
Norderstraße 59
Flensburg.
Materials from the ECMI Library may not be loaned out, but can be consulted in the Danish library on the following days:
Monday - Friday: 10 am - 7 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm
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