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The Library includes a useful reference section and a considerable number of published and unpublished reports, and is especially strong in the area of minority protection with regards to international law.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 |
Farer, Tom J. |
|---|---|
| Title | The Ethics of Intervention in Self-Determination Struggles |
| Parallel title / Title of generic unit | Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 2, May 2003, 382-406 |
| Subject | 1. Self-determination. 2. Humanitarian intervention. |
| Publisher | Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year | 2003 |
| Pages | 382-406 |
| Description | National self-determination claims draw their moral force in part from the qualified human right to free association, in part from the sum of cultural rights. In contemporary practice, such claims are generally made by groups imagining themselves as communities of blood. Such communities tend to draw sharp boundaries between themselves and the rest of the world. Their inherent exclusiveness places them in a morally tense relationship with the universalism that informs the universe of human rights. Reconciliation requires acceptance of limits on the nationalist group's right to privilege its members and to protect its cultural narratives. In general, self-determination claims should be processed within the framework of minority rights. It follows that the international community should support non-consensual secession only as a last resort to protect the human rights of an oppressed community. |
| Type | journal article |
| Note | |
| Language | English |
| Series | |
| Identifier | 02750392 |
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| Location |
Current journal collection |
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
For any other inquiries, please contact the ECMI Librarian at library@
ecmi.de.
