681. The Application of Justice and Home Affairs and the position of Minorities: The case of Hungary
- Author:
- Judit Tóth
- Publication Date:
- 03-2002
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- When one considers the substance of European Union (EU) official documents in a simplified way, national and ethnical minorities may appear in three contexts. The first belongs to external relations (common foreign and security policy), which cover minorities as a matter of human rights in third countries. These documents call upon the (third) countries concerned to respect human rights and international and European standards on minorities' rights that are also endorsed by the EU. In this regard, the legislation being developed in view of a common European migration policy contains provisions about the respect of minority rights in order to prevent further migration waves.
- Topic:
- Government, Human Rights, and International Organization
- Political Geography:
- Europe and Hungary