The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ― A Commentary

The book offers an updated expert assessment of the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities through an article-by-article analysis and assessment of the scope of application during the first four cycles of monitoring

Prof. Dr. Tove H. Malloy is Director at the European Centre for Minority Issues in Flensburg, Germany, adjunct professor at the Europa-Universita‥t-Flensburg and a member of the Advisory Committee on the FCNM elected by the Committee of Ministers in respect of Denmark.Prof. Dr. Dr. Rainer Hofmann is Professor of Public Law, Public International Law and European Law at Goethe University, Frankfurt, and President of German Branch of the International Law Association. He sits on the Executive and the Management Board of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency.Dr. Detlev Rein is an independent researcher in the field of minority protection and member of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. He was Head of Division for national minorities and regional languages in Germany, and European policy on minorities at the German Ministry of the Interior.