Recasting the right to self-determination: group rights and political participation.

From: Social Theory and Practice | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Jeremy Waldron points out that "[i]n modern discussions of human rights, we are presented with the claim that particular cultures, communities, and ethnic traditions have a right to exist and a right to be protected from decay, assimilation, and desuetude." (1) In short, there has been a movement to recognize and enforce group claims to self-determination as a basic human right. Indeed, the pursuit of a right to self-determination is at the heart of contemporary political conflict ranging from the differences between Israelis and Palestinians; between indigenous populations in ...

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