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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The Library includes a useful reference section and a considerable number of published and unpublished reports, and is especially strong in the area of minority protection with regards to international law.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 |
Gynther, Paeivi |
|---|---|
| Title | From Utopia to Quintessence : Education Law from the Viewpoint of Roma and Skills Deficiency |
| Parallel title / Title of generic unit | |
| Subject | 1. Roma-Europe 2. Education. 3. International law |
| Publisher | Vaajakoski: Author's Edition |
| Year | 2006 |
| Pages | xiii, 347 |
| Description | The soundness of the legal framework in education constitutes the subject matter of this monograph. Deriving from the disadvantage doctrine, it presents an analytical framework for diagnosing whether or not domestic education law is in harmony with international human rights and minority rights law. The concept of systemic discrimination, referring to 'law as a system', distinguishes the research described in this book from previous studies on discrimination in education. The overarching thesis is that a sound legal framework is distinguishable by four interrelated components. First, such a sound framework acknowledges the right of individuals to skills acquisition that enables a self-sufficient life in society. Second, it guarantees that everybody is equally the subject of education law, unless they are exempt on objective and reasonable grounds. Third, it acknowledges that the distribution of public resources shall consider both diversity and disadvantage in education. Fourth, it calls for the representative decision-making mechanisms to reflect the composition of society. The analysis undertaken here of international standards substantiates that states committed to them shall take into acount each of the four components. The study argues that if any of the key components is neglected, space is left for overt or covert exclusion of some parts of the population from proper protection by education law. A major impetus for this monograph comes from the reported perpetuation of educational disadvantage among Roma all over Europe. Therefore, in focus are Roma individuals falling into diverse legal categories and the concern that their educational rights shall not be ignored when childhood and primary education is over. |
| Type | Book |
| Note | Includes bibliography and index. "Diss. Abo Akademi University", t.p. verso. CONTENTS: Preface / Absract / Introduction / The Rationale and Context of the Study / Analytical Starting Points / Sources and Methods / Rights / Recognition of Rights-Holders / Resources / Representation / The Law of Education from the Viewpoint of the 'Other' / Concluding Remarks on Justification of the 4R Scheme / Bibliography / Table of International Instruments / Interpretative Documents / Table of Cases / Index |
| Language | English |
| Series | |
| Identifier | 9529205066 |
| Call No. |
305.8914'9704 |
| Location |
Library |
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