Note: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke , Part I. Historical background : international law moves from protection of particular groups to norms of an universal character , Part IV. Fundamental norms in the protection of monorities ; Merit principles , Minorities and the League of Nations in interwar Europe , The internationalization of minority rights , Part II. Conceptual development of minority rights law ; The bases of minority identity , To bellow like a cow : women, ethnicity and the discourse of rights , The idea of human rights as perceived in the Ottoman Empire , Part III. Comtemporary challenges of minority rights law ; The headscarf affair : the Conseil d'État on the role of religion and culture in French society , Tiptoeing through a constitutional minefield : the great Sharia controversy in Nigeria , The new economic policy and interethnic relations in Malaysia , Reversing discrimination , Comprehensive examination of thematic issues relating to the elimination of racial discrimination : the concept and practice of affirmative action , Part V. Specific rights of minorities ; The emerging right to democratic governance , Justice and reparations , Multiculturalism and minority rights : West and East , Equality and non-discrimination : fundamental principles of minority language rights , Part VI. Human rights law and minority rights law ; A critical evaluation of international human rights approaches to racism , Reinforcing marginalized rights in an age of globalization : international mechanisms, non-state actors, and the struggle for peoples' rights in Africa , "Righting," restructuring, and rejuvenating the postcolonial African state : the case for the establishment of an AU Special Commission on National Minorities , Minorities, poverty and the Millennium Development Goals : assessing global issues