Essays about: "Annastiina Ali-Lekkala"

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  1. 1. Protection of Individual Minority Rights in the UN Global Sustainable Development Goals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Annastiina Ali-Lekkala; [2015]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Minority Rights; MDGs; SDGs; Human Rights-Based Approach to Development; HRBAD; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Minorities falling under the Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil, Cultural and Political rights, that is, individuals belonging to national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities possess characteristics that form part of their identity and differ from the characteristics possessed by the majority population of the state. Because of these particularities, minorities can be often considered to be directly or indirectly discriminated against and to stand in unequal position in relation to majority groups in what comes to a distribution of benefits in the society. READ MORE